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Aviation accident DEN91FA017

4 fatal · CESSNA T210L · 1990-11-12 · ASPEN, CO, USA

Event

NTSB number
DEN91FA017
Event ID
20001212X24600
Type
Accident
Date
1990-11-12
Location
ASPEN, CO, USA
Coordinates
39.189792, -106.819847

Injuries

Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
4
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
4

Aircraft

Make
CESSNA
Model
T210L
Registration
N732DS
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHILE TURNING OVER HIGH TERRAIN BESIDE THE AIRPORT, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: EXCESSIVE GROSS WEIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT, HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, THE TERRAIN, AND LACK OF AVAILABLE ALTITUDE TO RECOVER FROM THE STALL.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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