Beech 58P accident near Colorado Spring, CO
On August 5, 1997, a Beech 58P (airplane) was involved in an accident near Colorado Spring, CO. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 5, 1997
- Place
- Colorado Spring, CO
- Aircraft
- Beech 58P · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.891°N, 104.699°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X08608
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 5, 1997, at 1058 mountain daylight time, a Beech 58P, N258W, was destroyed when it collided with terrain during a missed approach at Colorado Springs, Colorado. The private pilot and passenger were fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and an IFR flight plan had been filed for the business flight being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated at Broomfield, Colorado, at 1027. At 0836, the pilot contacted the Denver Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) and requested "an IFR briefing, BJC (Broomfield-Jefferson County Airport) to Colorado Springs." The pilot was provided a standard briefing. He then filed an IFR flight plan, indicating his airplane was equipped with RNAV (area navigation) and a transponder with altitude encoding capability. His proposed takeoff time was 1000, and he indicated that he planned to fly at 200 KTAS (knots true airspeed) at 10,000 feet to Colorado Springs via V-81. He estimated his time en route to be 30 minutes, and that he had 5 hours of fuel on board. The pilot also filed an IFR flight plan for his return trip to Broomfield. The conversation terminated at 0844. At 1017, the pilot contacted BJC ground control and was issued his IFR clearance to Colorado Springs (COS). The pilot failed to obtain a taxi clearance and ground control advised him of the mistake when they observed him taxiing on taxiway A. He was subsequently cleared to continue taxiing to runway 29R. At 1027, the pilot was cleared for takeoff. At 1030, the pilot contacted Denver departure control and was given
Probable cause
failure of the pilot to follow IFR procedures; and his failure to maintain proper altitude, while executing a missed approach from an attempted ILS approach. Related factors included: low ceiling, rain, fog, the pilot's overconfidence in his personal ability, and inadequate service provided by the approach controller by not providing current weather and airport information.
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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.
