Accident · 2004-10-13

NTSB case DEN05FA011 · Cessna 182R · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2004-10-13
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Cessna 182R (N9437H)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Aspen Flying Club Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Aspen Flying Club

Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain, and his inadequate planning and decision making resulting in VFR flight into IMC. Contributing factors include the pilot's self-induced pressure to arrive at his destination, the low ceiling and the fog.

Source: NTSB case DEN05FA011

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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