Aviation accident DEN01FA075

1 fatal · SOCATA TBM 700 · 2001-03-26 · Englewood, CO, USA

Event

NTSB number: DEN01FA075
Event ID: 20010328X00660
Type: Accident
Date: 2001-03-26
Location: Englewood, CO, USA
Coordinates: 39.566665, -104.842781

Injuries

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

Aircraft

Make: SOCATA
Model: TBM 700
Registration: N300WC
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: DEST

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: IMC

Probable cause

the pilot's spatial disorientation, which led to his failure to maintain aircraft control. A contributing factor was the pilot's decision to intentionally fly into known adverse weather that consisted of low ceilings, obscuration, and ice fog.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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