| Date: | Wednesday 25 August 1982 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Convair CV-440 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Resorts Airlines, lsf National Flight Services |
| Registration: | N477KW |
| MSN: | 210 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1954 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 37102 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800-CB3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Wolf Creek Pass, CO -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Pueblo Memorial Airport, CO (PUB/KPUB) |
| Carlsbad-McClellan-Palomar Airport, CA (CLD/KCRQ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft collided with a mountain at 11700 feet while continuing VFR flight in worsening weather conditions. The aircraft was owned by National Flight Services, but operated by Air Resorts Airlines.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
VFR flight into IMC .. continued .. pilot in command
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
weather condition .. clouds
terrain condition .. mountainous/hilly
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 April 1966 | D-ACEF | Lufthansa | 0 | Copenhagen Kastrup |  |
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Images:
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Miami International Airport, FL (MIA); March 1978
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