Rockwell 680FL N4581E

Summary

On 13 March 1987 at about 01:39 local time, a Rockwell 680FL registered N4581E, operated by Energy Air Charters of Mt, was involved in an accident near Basalt, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 March 1987 at 01:39

Classification

Accident

Location

Basalt, Colorado, United States

Coordinates

39.3609, -107.0208

Aircraft

Rockwell 680FL

Registration

N4581E

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Energy Air Charters of Mt

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Aspen → Denver

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

DEN87FA066

1 person was seriously injured.

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

N4581E WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR 135 CARRYING CARGO. THE PLT STATED THAT HE DEPARTED VFR AND HAD '7 TO 10' MI VIS AT THE ACDT SITE. WITNESSES AT AND NEAR THE ACDT SITE STATED THAT HEAVY SNOW WAS FALLING AT THE TIME OF THE ACDT AND THE VIS WAS 1 MI OR LESS. THE ACFT STRUCK A 2 STORY DUPLEX IN A LT WING LOW ATTITUDE, 18 FT AGL. POST CRASH EXAM OF THE ACFT AND ENGINES REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF MECH MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE. THE PLT HAD BEEN GROUNDED FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS PRIOR TO THE ACDT DUE TO MED PROBLEMS. THERE WAS NO RECORD THAT INDICATED THE PLT HAD BEEN ROUTE CHECKED FOR OPS AT ASPEN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.