Beech 58P accident near Montrose, CO
On March 1, 1995, a Beech 58P (airplane) was involved in an accident near Montrose, CO. 2 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 1, 1995
- Place
- Montrose, CO
- Aircraft
- Beech 58P · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 2 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.491°N, 107.871°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X03113
NTSB summary
On March 1, 1995, at approximately 1040 mountain standard time (all times are mountain standard time unless otherwise noted), a Beech 58P, N208DK, was destroyed when it impacted terrain during a landing approach at Montrose, Colorado. The private pilot-in- command and commercial rated pilot/passenger were seriously injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan had been filed. The business flight, conducted under Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 91, originated at Fort Worth, Texas, at 0600. The following is based on written pilot statements submitted along with the pilot/operator report. The pilot and his passenger obtained several independent weather briefings and filed an IFR plan and departed Fort Worth, Texas. Visual meteorological conditions were forecasted for both Gunnison and Montrose, Colorado, their destination and alternate, respectively. The pilot stated that while en route, it was determined that head winds had become stronger than forecasted; resulting in increased fuel consumption. The pilot made the decision to continue to Gunnison. He based this decision on inflight information given to him "in general terms"of the prevailing visual meteorological conditions that reportedly existed at his destination. Upon arriving in the Gunnison area, the sky was obscured and it was snowing. The pilot executed an instrument landing system approach to runway 6. At decision height, the pilot made a missed approach because he was unable to visually acquire the runway environment. It was determined that suff
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE RESULTING IN A FORCED LANDING. THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE 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.
