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Co-Pilot Killed, two injured in Challenger Crash at Aspen Airport
A co-pilot was killed and two other people were injured after a private plane crashed as it tried to land at the Aspen airport in Colorado on Sunday afternoon, officials said. (www.thedenverchannel.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I apologize if I have offended anyone, but I understand, the way aircraft are built today, if there is an accident, it is usually pilot error.
No such thing as mechanical failure, huh?
The status of the two survivors has been asked before. I emailed the reporter of a recent article on their status and received the following:
.... I've reported that Miguel Henriquez was upgraded from critical to fair on Friday and that Moises Carranza was released from the hospital in good condition a week earlier. No details on the nature of their injuries, other than that they were not fire-related.
All My Best,
Andrew
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Andrew Travers
Reporter
Aspen Daily News
970.925.2220 x228
Thanks Andrew
.... I've reported that Miguel Henriquez was upgraded from critical to fair on Friday and that Moises Carranza was released from the hospital in good condition a week earlier. No details on the nature of their injuries, other than that they were not fire-related.
All My Best,
Andrew
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Andrew Travers
Reporter
Aspen Daily News
970.925.2220 x228
Thanks Andrew
That's good news.
NTSB Preliminary Report:
http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20140106X95024&key=1
"According to preliminary information from the Federal Aviation Administration, the flight was in radio contact with ASE air traffic control (ATC). At 1210, N115WF utilized the localizer DME-E approach into KASE. ASE ATC reported winds as 290º at 19 knots, with winds gusting to 25 knots to the crew before landing. The crew executed a missed approach, and then requested to be vectored for a second attempt. On the second landing attempt N115WF briefly touched down on the runway, then bounced into the air and descended rapidly impacting with the ground at midfield. No further communications were received by ASE ATC from the accident airplane."
I'm suspecting the tailwind gust might have been greater at the point on approach causing loss of airspeed and it sunk too fast to recover.
http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20140106X95024&key=1
"According to preliminary information from the Federal Aviation Administration, the flight was in radio contact with ASE air traffic control (ATC). At 1210, N115WF utilized the localizer DME-E approach into KASE. ASE ATC reported winds as 290º at 19 knots, with winds gusting to 25 knots to the crew before landing. The crew executed a missed approach, and then requested to be vectored for a second attempt. On the second landing attempt N115WF briefly touched down on the runway, then bounced into the air and descended rapidly impacting with the ground at midfield. No further communications were received by ASE ATC from the accident airplane."
I'm suspecting the tailwind gust might have been greater at the point on approach causing loss of airspeed and it sunk too fast to recover.
Some new facts finally. Any word on survivor's accounts of incident?
Nothing. I can't get anything out of a Denver TV station, either. Once the sensationalism passes, they don't care any more.
Reading that may have just turned me into a white knuckle flyer. Makes it sound like flying / landing is really a roll of the dice.