ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37640
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| Date: | Friday 10 August 1984 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna L-19E |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N4584A |
| MSN: | 24527 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470-11 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tabernash, CO -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Granby, CO (GNB) |
| Denver, CO (DEN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED GRANDBY 8/10/84 AND FAILED TO ARRIVE AT ITS DESTINATION. ON 8/23/87, IT WAS FOUND ON THE SLOPE OF A HIGH TREE-COVERED RIDGE. VIDEO TAPE RECOVERED FROM THE WRECKAGE PROVIDED A VISUAL AND AUDIO RECORD OF THE FLIGHT FROM TAKEOFF TO IMPACT. COMPARING THE RECORDING TO A TOPOGRAPHICAL MAP, THE FLIGHT WAS CLIMBING AND ITS ALTITUDE ABOVE THE GROUND WAS DECREASING WHEN IT CRASHED AT THE 10,200-FT LEVEL. DURING THE LAST FEW SECONDS OF THE TAPE, THE TERRAIN DOMINATED THE VIEW THROUGH THE COCKPIT WINDOW. THE PILOT MADE A 60-DEG BANK, AND THE STALL WARNING HORN COULD BE HEARD 3 TIMES DURING APRX 180 DEG OF TURN. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY STALLED, FLIPPED OVER, AND ENTERED THE TREES. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS ABOUT 13,000 FT.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X40670
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-Oct-2009 02:00 | Anon. | Updated |
| 14-Aug-2010 13:59 | Anon. | Updated [Embed code] |
| 14-Aug-2010 14:00 | harro | Updated [Embed code] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 06-Apr-2018 20:01 | Anon. | Updated [Embed code] |
| 12-May-2023 06:46 | harro | Updated [[Embed code]] |
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