Convair 580 N73104
25 April 1986 · Denver, Colorado, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 25 April 1986 at about 17:00 local time, a Convair 580 registered N73104, operated by Aspen Airway, Inc, was involved in an accident near Denver, Colorado, United States. 31 people were on board and one was seriously injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Denver, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.7396, -104.8597
- Aircraft
- Convair 580
- Registration
- N73104
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Aspen Airway, Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Aspen → Denver
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN86FA120
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
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
N73104 WAS OPERATING AS ASPEN AIRWAY FLT 416, SCHEDULED PAX SERVICE FROM ASPEN TO DENVER. THE FLT PROCEEDED UNEVENTFULLY UNTIL LIGHT TURB WAS ENCOUNTERD NEAR DENVER. THE CAPTAIN HAD AUTHORIZED THE FLT ATTENDANT TO PERFORM BEVERAGE SVC. AFTER COMPLETING THE SVC, THE FLT ATTENDANT WAS IN THE AFT GALLEY WHEN A MODERATE BUMP WAS ENCOUNTERED AT 16,000 FT. THE FLT ATTENDANT RECEIVED SERIOUS BACK INJURIES THAT LEFT HER INCAPACITATED THE REMAINDER OF THE FLT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair 580 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Feb 1988 | Convair 580 | Durango, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1983 | Convair 580 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States | Republic Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 1989 | Convair 580 | Buena Vista, Colorado, United States | Aspen Airways | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 1983 | Convair 580-11-A | Brainerd, Minnesota, United States | Republic Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Nov 1981 | Convair 580 | Longview, Texas, United States | Metro Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 1980 | Convair 580 | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | Summit Airline | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 1986 | Cessna 177RG | Glenwood Spring, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1986 | Piper PA-22-160 | Fort Morgan, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 1986 | Bellanca 7GCAA | Englewood, Colorado, United States | Eugene R. Berry | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 1986 | Cessna 120 | Peyton, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 1986 | Cessna 152 | Ellicott, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1986 | Cessna 152 | Englewood, Colorado, United States | Wings of Denver | No injuries | - |