Aviation accident DEN00FA037

1 fatal · Cessna 421B · 2000-01-02 · TELLURIDE, CO, USA

Event

NTSB number: DEN00FA037
Event ID: 20001212X20344
Type: Accident
Date: 2000-01-02
Location: TELLURIDE, CO, USA
Coordinates: 37.940063, -107.899459

Injuries

Highest injury: FATL
Fatal: 1
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: Cessna
Model: 421B
Registration: N421CF
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 2
Damage: DEST

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: IMC

Probable cause

The non-instrument rated pilot's intentional flight into IMC, and his subsequent spatial disorientation that resulted in an inadvertent stall. A factor was the snow showers weather condition.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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