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Brittnorman BN2A-9 N13CA

8 October 1979 · Crested Butte, Colorado, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 8 October 1979 at about 19:10 local time, a Brittnorman BN2A-9 registered N13CA, operated by Crested Butte, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Crested Butte, Colorado, United States. 5 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 19:10
Classification
Accident
Location
Crested Butte, Colorado, United States
Nearest airport
Crested Butte
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Brittnorman BN2A-9
Registration
N13CA
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
2
Operator
Crested Butte
Operating rule
Air Taxi Operator
Purpose of flight
Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
Denver, Co → S
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night (Dark)
NTSB number
3-2965

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
5 0 1 4 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

OFFICIAL NIGHT 1922HRS.LOW INTENSITY RUNWAY LITES 25FT BEYOND EACH EDGE OF RUNWAY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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