Beechcraft 58 N21BW
31 December 1992 · Ft Collins, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 December 1992 at about 03:15 local time, a Beechcraft 58 registered N21BW, operated by Northern Colorado Air Charter, was involved in an accident near Ft Collins, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 03:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ft Collins, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ft. Collins/Loveland (FNL)
- Coordinates
- 40.5494, -105.0601
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 58
- Registration
- N21BW
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Northern Colorado Air Charter
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Alliance → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- DEN93LA020
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
FAILURE BY THE PILOT TO FOLLOW IFR PROCEDURES IN NOT EXECUTING A MISSED APPROACH WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD WITH IMPROPER ALIGNMENT AND IMPROPER DESCENT RATE FOR LANDING. A FACTOR WAS: MARGINAL WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WHILE CONDUCTING AN ILS APPROACH IN MARGINAL WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED THE THRESHOLD DISPLACED TO THE LEFT OF CENTERLINE. THE PILOT CONTINUED THE APPROACH AND LANDED HARD APPROXIMATELY 3000 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD ON THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE RIGHT PROPELLER CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, AND COLLAPSED THE REMAINING LANDING GEAR. AFTER SLIDING APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT REENTERED THE CONFINES OF THE RUNWAY AND SLID TO A STOP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 58 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov 1992 | Beechcraft 58 | Bates, Oregon, United States | US Forest Service | Unknown | - |
| 25 Nov 1992 | Beechcraft 58 | West Columbia, South Carolina, United States | Grand Strand Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Oct 1992 | Beechcraft 58 | Rives, Tennessee, United States | Kilo Hotel Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1992 | Beechcraft 58 | Pierce, Idaho, United States | Sinclair, Richard C. | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Jul 1992 | Beechcraft 58 | Denver, Pennsylvania, United States | Tomlinson Avionics of MO. Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 15 Jul 1992 | Beechcraft 58P | Greenville, Georgia, United States | Harris, John C. | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Apr 1992 | Cessna 310-L | Hugo, Colorado, United States | Bell, Anthony H. | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1992 | Boeing 757-222 | Denver, Colorado, United States | United Airlines | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Jul 1992 | Piper PA-34-200T | Lamar, Colorado, United States | Lyddon Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1992 | Embraer EMB-120 RT | Denver, Colorado, United States | Mesa Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 1992 | Cessna 152 | Falcon, Colorado, United States | Patrick Clayton | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 1992 | Cessna 172P | Englewood, Colorado, United States | P.c. Flyers, Inc. | No injuries | - |