Hawker Beechcraft 58P accident near Stonewall, CO
On December 21, 2008, a Hawker Beechcraft 58P (airplane) was involved in an accident near Stonewall, CO. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 21, 2008
- Place
- Stonewall, CO
- Aircraft
- Hawker Beechcraft 58P · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.090°N, 105.174°W
- NTSB ID
- 20081221X13714
Official records · CEN09FA097
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 20, 2008, at 1951 mountain standard time, a twin-engine Hawker Beechcraft 58P airplane, C-GGBT, was destroyed when it impacted terrain following a loss of control near Stonewall, Colorado. The private pilot and the sole passenger sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was registered to and operated by Mauroil International Inc., of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The first leg of the two part cross-country flight had originated earlier that day from the Great Falls International Airport (GTF), Great Falls, Montana, and had concluded at the Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB), Pueblo, Colorado, for a planned fuel stop. The second leg of the flight originated from PUB at 1915 with the Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF), Santa Fe, New Mexico, as the intended destination. A review of radar information revealed that following departure the airplane climbed to and leveled off at 18,000 feet mean sea level (MSL). (All altitudes listed in this report are MSL unless otherwise noted) Approximately 32 minutes later the airplane was flying on a heading of 207 degrees and was approaching a ridge of mountains that ran in a north south direction. When the airplane was about four and a half miles east of the ridgeline, it began an uncontrolled descent toward an area of rising mountainous terrain. During the last radio transmissions from the pilot, he reported having serious difficulties; however, he was u
Probable cause
The pilot's inadvertent flight into mountain wave activity resulting in a loss of control and subsequent impact with mountainous terrain.
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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.
