Accident · 2004-12-18

NTSB case DEN05LA039 · Raytheon Aircraft Company C90A · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2004-12-18
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Raytheon Aircraft Company C90A (N55EP)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

the pilot's failure to obtain/maintain a proper climb rate and the pilot's premature initiation of the turn (low altitude flight maneuver). Contributing factors include the pilot's improper in-flight planning and decision making, the low altitude, the fog, and the weather antenna.

Source: NTSB case DEN05LA039

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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