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Aviation accident DEN02FA034

4 fatal · Cessna 340 · 2002-03-24 · Englewood, CO, USA

Event

NTSB number
DEN02FA034
Event ID
20020329X00423
Type
Accident
Date
2002-03-24
Location
Englewood, CO, USA
Coordinates
39.49361, -104.867774

Injuries

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

Aircraft

Make
Cessna
Model
340
Registration
N341DM
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
DEST

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC

Probable cause

the pilot not following procedures/directives (flying a landing approach with the left fuel selector in the auxiliary position). Contributing factors were the loss of the left engine power due to fuel starvation, the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control, and the subsequent inadvertent stall into terrain.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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