Beech 58 accident near Telluride, CO
On April 29, 1993, a Beech 58 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Telluride, CO. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 29, 1993
- Place
- Telluride, CO
- Aircraft
- Beech 58 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.940°N, 107.901°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X12115
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On Thursday, April 29, 1993, at approximately 0415 mountain daylight time, N5650N, a Beech 58, collided with mountainous terrain about 8 miles south of Telluride, Colorado. The airline transport rated pilot (ATP) and the ATP rated passenger were fatally injured and the airplane was destroyed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the business flight. According to Mesa Airlines officials, the pilot in command, a check airman for the Farmington, New Mexico, based airline, and the passenger, a check airman in training from Jacksonville,Florida, based Florida Gulf Airlines (a wholly owned subsidiary of Mesa Airlines), flew to Grand Junction, at some time on April 28. The pilot in command was to administer line checks to two newly hired Mesa Airlines' pilots and observe the actions of the second pilot, who was in training to become a company check airman. After administering the line checks, the two pilots departed Grand Junction in the early morning hours of April 29 to return to Farmington. At 0415, two citizens telephoned the San Juan County Sheriff's Office to report seeing a fireball atop 14,246 foot Mount Wilson, located about eight miles south of the Telluride Regional Airport. The wreckage was located in the Silver Pick Basin of Mt. Wilson at approximately the 11,900 foot level on the morning of April 30. WRECKAGE AND IMPACT INFORMATION The on scene investigation was conducted on May 1. Approximately two inches of snow had fallen since the accident. The airplane impacted 20 foot deep, hard packed snow. The terrain gradually sloped upwards. Both
Probable cause
FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO PLAN AND/OR ASSURE SELECTION OF AN ALTITUDE/COURSE COMBINATION THAT WOULD PROVIDE TERRAIN CLEARANCE, AND FAILURE OF THE OTHER (SECOND) PILOT TO ADEQUATELY MONITOR THE SITUATION. DARKNESS, HIGH (MOUNTAINOUS) TERRAIN, AND PILOT/CREW FATIGUE WERE RELATED FACTORS.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
