ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 26764
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| Date: | Wednesday 19 March 2003 |
| Time: | 19:30 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft E90 King Air |
| Owner/operator: | Mountain Flight Service, Inc. |
| Registration: | N711TZ |
| MSN: | LW226 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8040 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-28 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kremmling-McElroy Field, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Grand Junction, CO (GJT) |
| Kremmling, CO (20V) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he maneuvered for a left hand downwind leg for landing from the east to west. The pilot set up his downwind leg at 8,400 feet mean sea level putting him at what would have been 1,000 feet above the airport elevation of 7,411 feet. The pilot reported it was very dark and he could see the airport, but could not see the terrain. The pilot reported that suddenly he saw the ground. The airplane impacted the terrain and came to rest. The pilot reported that the airplane was experiencing no malfunctions prior to the accident. The airplane accident site was on the snow-covered edge of a mountain ridge at an elevation of 8,489 feet. An examination of the airplane's systems revealed no anomalies. Published terminal procedures for the runway indicated high terrain of 8,739 feet south-southeast of the airport. The published airport diagram for the airport directs right traffic for the pattern to runway 27.
Probable Cause: the pilot's improper in-flight planning and his failure to maintain safe clearance from the high terrain. Factors contributing to the accident were the high terrain and the dark night.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20030325X00384&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Jan-2013 07:34 | wf | Updated [Date, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 09-Dec-2017 18:02 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 31-Dec-2020 09:58 | TB | Updated [Damage] |
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