Cessna 404 N5301J
27 December 1982 · Aspen, Colorado, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 27 December 1982 at about 14:43 local time, a Cessna 404 registered N5301J, operated by Gregory Murnane Murnane Aviati, was involved in an accident near Aspen, Colorado, United States. 7 people were on board and one died, 3 were seriously injured, 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:43
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Aspen, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Aspen-Pitkin County (ASE)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 404
- Registration
- N5301J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Gregory Murnane Murnane Aviati
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Aspen → Salt Lake City
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN83FA040
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 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
THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT PAX, WHO IS A PRIVATE PLT, STATED THAT THE PLT DID NOT USE TAKEOFF FLAPS. THE ACFT LIFTED OFF AT ABOUT 85K & IMMEDIATELY STARTED BUFFETING. THE ACFT THEN IMPACTED A HIGHWAY IN A NOSE HIGH, LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE & COLLIDED WITH A ROCK FACE MOUNTAIN. ACCORDING TO THE ACFT OPERATING MANUAL THE RATE-OF-CLIMB/MAXIMUM CLIMB CHART INDICATES THAT (WITH WING FLAPS UP AT A DENSITY ALT OF 6,000 FT) THE ACFT REQUIRED A CLIMB SPEED OF 103K. FLAPS UP LIFT OFF SPEED IS 95K.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 404 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Feb 1982 | Cessna 404 | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | Priester Aviation Service | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1982 | Cessna 404 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Sunbird Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1981 | Cessna 404 | St Simons Is, Georgia, United States | Batcom Leasing | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1981 | Cessna 404 | Burbank, California, United States | Zonic Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1981 | Cessna 404 | Belton, Kansas, United States | Cessna Aircraf | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Jun 1984 | Cessna 404 | San Francisco, California, United States | Sierra Express Inc | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 1982 | Cessna 172 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | John A. Meyer | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 1982 | Beechcraft V35A | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | Edward L. Walsh | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1982 | American AA5B | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | Rainbow Aviation Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1982 | Cessna 172 | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | Chesley M. Louitt | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1982 | Quicksilver MXII | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | Jamee J. Andersen | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1982 | Schweizer SGS 1-34 | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | Dennis Pollard | No injuries | - |