Beechcraft 58 N5650N

Summary

On 29 April 1993 at about 10:15 local time, a Beechcraft 58 registered N5650N was involved in an accident near Telluride, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

29 April 1993 at 10:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Telluride, Colorado, United States

Coordinates

37.9404, -107.9009

Aircraft

Beechcraft 58

Registration

N5650N

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Grand Junction → Farmington

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

DEN93FA052

2 people died.

FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO PLAN AND/OR ASSURE SELECTION OF AN ALTITUDE/COURSE COMBINATION THAT WOULD PROVIDE TERRAIN CLEARANCE, AND FAILURE OF THE OTHER (SECOND) PILOT TO ADEQUATELY MONITOR THE SITUATION. DARKNESS, HIGH (MOUNTAINOUS) TERRAIN, AND PILOT/CREW FATIGUE WERE RELATED FACTORS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT-RATED PILOTS DEPARTED GRAND JUNCTION, CO, AT APPROXIMATELY 0345 MDT EN ROUTE TO FARMINGTON, NM, THEIR HOME BASE. AT 0351, THE FLIGHT LEVELED OFF AT 11,600 FEET ON A GROUND TRACK OF 135 DEGREES, AND MAINTAINED THAT HEADING AND ALTITUDE UNTIL RECORDED RADAR DATA ENDED AT 0407. ABOUT 0415, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A 14,246 FOOT MOUNTAIN AT THE 11,600 FOOT LEVEL. NO EVIDENCE OF PREIMPACT AIRFRAME, ENGINE, PROPELLER, OR FLIGHT CONTROL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND. AUTOPSY AND TOXICOLOGY PROTOCOLS CONDUCTED ON BOTH PILOTS FAILED TO DISCLOSE ANY PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT. RECORDS SHOWED THAT BOTH PILOTS HAD BEEN ACTIVE SINCE 0800 THE PREVIOUS MORNING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.