Beech A100 accident near Colo Springs, CO
On December 21, 1997, a Beech A100 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Colo Springs, CO. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 21, 1997
- Place
- Colo Springs, CO
- Aircraft
- Beech A100 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.810°N, 104.709°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X09302
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 21, 1997, at 0626 mountain standard time, a Beech A100, N100BE, operated by Aviation Charter, Inc., Eden Prairie, Minnesota, impacted terrain during a missed approach at the Colorado Springs Municipal Airport, Colorado Springs, Colorado. The commercial pilot and one passenger received fatal injuries, and the other passenger serious injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The flight was operating in accordance with Title 14 CFR Part 135 and an IFR flight plan was filed. The flight originated from Flying Cloud Airport, Eden Prairie, Minnesota, at 0430, with a passenger stop at Minneapolis. All times are mountain standard time unless otherwise specified. The flight was a charter carrying two Northwest Airlines mechanics to Colorado Springs, to repair a Northwest aircraft that had a mechanical problem. The aircraft was conducting an instrument landing system (ILS) approach to runway 17L. The west local controller observed the aircraft fly into fog and controllers were then unable to contact the aircraft and it disappeared from radar. The aircraft was found by airport personnel approximately 31 minutes following the accident approximately 6,000 down runway 17L and 600 feet east of the runway. The delay in locating the aircraft was due to fog. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held commercial pilot certificate number 469841139, dated September 12, 1996, with ratings in single and multiengine land. He also held flight and ground instructor certificates bearing the same certificate number. He was certificated to conduct flight instruction in single and mul
Probable cause
Failure of the pilot to follow IFR Procedures and maintain the minimum descent altitude (MDA). A related factor was fog.
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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.
