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January 11, 1986 · Cessna 425 · N425SC
Granby, CO
Overview
Report Status
Preliminary report
Event Type
Accident
Date
January 11, 1986
Injury Outcomes
6 injuries (5 fatalities, 1 serious injury)
Location
Granby, CO
Aircraft
Cessna 425
Tail Number
N425SC
Operator
Jayhawk Aircraft Sales
Injuries
Fatal
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed
NTSB Number
DEN86MA061
DRG ARRIVAL, THE PLT ADVISED ARTCC THAT THE DESTINATION ARPT APPEARED TO BE COVERED WITH FOG. SHE THEN CANCELED HER IFR FLT PLAN. ACCORDING TO GROUND WITNESSES, THE ACFT MADE SEVERAL PASSES OVER THE ARPT. WITNESSES ALSO RPRTD THAT THE HORIZONTAL VISIBILITY WAS NIL, BUT THEY COULD SEE BLUE SKY DIRECTLY ABOVE. DRG THE LAST PASS, THE ACFT CROSSED OVER THE APCH END OF THE RWY WITH THE GEAR & FLAPS EXTENDED, ANGLING TO THE LEFT OF THE RWY HDG. MOMENTS LATER, WITNESSES HEARD THE ENGS GO TO FULL POWER, THEN SILENCE FOLLOWED. THE ACFT WAS FND WHERE IT IMPACTED RISING SNOW COVERED TERRAIN APRX 1/8 MI SOUTH OF THE MIDPOINT OF THE ARPT. THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT THE ACFT WAS IN A STEEP DESCENDING, RIGHT WING LOW ATTITUDE WHEN IT CRASHED. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE/MALFUNCTION WAS FND.
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DRG ARRIVAL, THE PLT ADVISED ARTCC THAT THE DESTINATION ARPT APPEARED TO BE COVERED WITH FOG. SHE THEN CANCELED HER IFR FLT PLAN. ACCORDING TO GROUND WITNESSES, THE ACFT MADE SEVERAL PASSES OVER THE ARPT. WITNESSES ALSO RPRTD THAT THE HORIZONTAL VISIBILITY WAS NIL, BUT THEY COULD SEE BLUE SKY DIRECTLY ABOVE. DRG THE LAST PASS, THE ACFT CROSSED OVER THE APCH END OF THE RWY WITH THE GEAR & FLAPS EXTENDED, ANGLING TO THE LEFT OF THE RWY HDG. MOMENTS LATER, WITNESSES HEARD THE ENGS GO TO FULL POWER, THEN SILENCE FOLLOWED. THE ACFT WAS FND WHERE IT IMPACTED RISING SNOW COVERED TERRAIN APRX 1/8 MI SOUTH OF THE MIDPOINT OF THE ARPT. THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT THE ACFT WAS IN A STEEP DESCENDING, RIGHT WING LOW ATTITUDE WHEN IT CRASHED. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE/MALFUNCTION WAS FND.
Flight
Event TypeAccident
Event Time10:45 MST
Nearest AirportGranby-Grand Co (1nm S)
Runway27
Runway Length5250 ft
Runway Width70 ft
Flight Plan FiledIFR
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo
Aircraft
AircraftCessna 425
Tail NumberN425SC
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageDestroyed
OperatorJayhawk Aircraft Sales
Operating RulePart 91
Engines2
Engine TypeTurboprop
Engine DetailsP&W · PT6A-112 · Turboprop · 450
Seats8
People & Injuries
Injury Summary6 injuries (5 fatalities, 1 serious injury)
Fatal5
Serious1
Minor0
Uninjured0
Total6
Crew 1Age 46 · First Class
Conditions
ConditionsIMC
LightDaylight
WindCalm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point0 C / 0 C
Altimeter0
Weather SourceWIT