Canadair CL-600-2A12 accident near Montrose, CO
On November 28, 2004, a Canadair CL-600-2A12 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Montrose, CO. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 28, 2004
- Place
- Montrose, CO
- Aircraft
- Canadair CL-600-2A12 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 3 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.511°N, 107.906°W
- NTSB ID
- 20041203X01919
Official records · DEN05MA029
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
- Investigation page: status, final report and safety recommendations
Air traffic control records
- ATC Transcripts: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
On November 28, 2004, about 0958 mountain standard time, a Canadair, Ltd., CL-600-2A12, N873G, registered to Hop-a-Jet, Inc., and operated by Air Castle Corporation dba Global Aviation as Glo-Air flight 73, collided with the ground during takeoff at Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ), Montrose, Colorado. The on-demand charter flight was operated under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 135 on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and snow was falling. Of the six occupants on board, the captain, the flight attendant, and one passenger were killed, and the first officer and two passengers were seriously injured. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and postcrash fire. The flight was en route to South Bend Regional Airport (SBN), South Bend, Indiana. The complete report of this accident investigation was adopted by the Safety Board on May 2, 2006, and is available on : http://www.ntsb.gov/publictn/2006/AAB0603.pdf
Probable cause
the flight crew's failure to ensure that the airplane’s wings were free of ice or snow contamination that accumulated while the airplane was on the ground, which resulted in an attempted takeoff with upper wing contamination that induced the subsequent stall and collision with the ground. A factor contributing to the accident was the pilots’ lack of experience flying during winter weather conditio
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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.
