ASPEN Pilots will tell you that flying into and out of Aspen can be dangerous and so does the data. “Over the last four decades, there have been over 40 accidents all involving private,.
Pilots will tell you that flying into and out of Aspen can be dangerous and so does the data. “Over the last four decades, there have been over 40 accidents all involving private, non-airline.
A preliminary report regarding the July 3 fatal plane crash 9 miles east of Aspen noted that before takeoff, the pilots abandoned a pre-approved flight path in favor of taking their own.
A change in departure plans was the precursor to the accident that claimed the lives of two residents of New York, according to a preliminary report of the incident issued Wednesday by the National Transportation Safety Board.
Ruben Cohen and David Zara, both pilots, had landed at Aspen-Pitkin County Airport at 1:53 p.m. that Saturday to put fuel in the Beechcraft Bonanza and have lunch. They had flown in from Napa, Calif., using Aspen as the go-between for their final destination of the day, Des Moines, Iowa, according to flightaware.com.
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