CO Crash - (Merged Thread)

[Texasskicker]

Another corporate jet crash!

At least seven killed in Pueblo plane crash



By The Associated Press
February 16, 2005

PUEBLO — A plane crashed east of the Pueblo airport today, killing at least seven people, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

The twin-engine Cessna Citation was registered to Circuit City stores in Richmond, Va., and crashed as it was approaching Pueblo Memorial Airport just after 9 a.m., said Mike Fergus of the Federal Aviation Administration in Seattle.

The flight originated in Richmond, Fergus said. The plane has a capacity of up to 10 passengers but Fergus had no information on survivors.

A Circuit City spokesman said he had no information on the plane. The National Weather Service reported low clouds, fog and freezing drizzle at the airport at the time of the crash.

 

[jetbluedog]

A private jet crashed Wednesday morning east of the Pueblo Airport. Initial reports say it was carrying six people and all six are believed to have perished.

Emergency crews are on the scene, near Chico Road in eastern Pueblo County. So far the identity of those on board has not been released. The jet is a Cessna Citation 560, like the one pictured here. It has a capacity of up to 10.

The crash happened at 9:13 Wednesday morning. The Federal Aviation Administration has confirmed four deaths, with a possibility that three had died. The Pueblo County Sheriff's Office reported six had died.

The plane crashed in an open field while approaching the Pueblo Airport and burst into flames. The F.A.A. says the jet was registered to Circuit City, based in Richmond, Virginia.

 

[puddlejumper]

From The Pueblo Chieftain: http://www.chieftain.com/breakingnews/1108581892/1

Small plane crashes east of airport

A Cessna Citation V corporate jet registered to Circuit City Stores Inc. crashed a short distance from the Pueblo Memorial Airport this morning at approximately 9 a.m.

Pueblo County Sheriff Dan Corsentino said in a press briefing that the jet was one of two aircraft traveling together. The second jet landed safely, he said.

Corsentino said that there were eight people aboard the jet that crashed and no survivors had been found. The destination of the jets was not known but Pueblo is a popular re-fueling spot for corporate jets.

This accident hit pretty close to home for me. We have a V in Aspen right now and originally heard that the accident aircraft departed from ASE. I see that aircraft and crew up in LNS quite a bit. My condolences to the family and friends of the crew and passengers.


-PJ

 

[C-5 MEM]

CO Crash

Does anyone know about the jet that went down. I believe in CO.
They said somethng about it being a Circuit City jet. Left Richmond this morning?

TV

 

[TundraT]

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/02/16/plane.crash.ap/index.html

8 killed in Colorado jet crash






PUEBLO, Colorado (AP) -- A small jet crashed in freezing drizzle as it approached the Pueblo airport Wednesday, killing all eight people aboard, including four employees of the Circuit City chain, authorities said.

The plane was registered to the consumer electronics giant. Pueblo County Sheriff Dan Corsentino said the victims were a pilot, co-pilot and six passengers.

The plane, en route from Richmond, Virginia, where Circuit City is based, went down about five miles east of the airport on largely undeveloped land between Pueblo and the Army's sprawling Pueblo Chemical Depot.

A small fire erupted after the crash but was quickly extinguished, said Steve Douglas of the Pueblo County Emergency Management Department.

Two witnesses told investigators they heard loud popping noises from the twin-jet Cessna Citation C-560 shortly before the crash at about 9 a.m., Corsentino said.

Circuit City officials in Richmond said four of those aboard were company employees but none were executives with the nation's No. 2 chain of consumer electronics stores. The company released no other details pending notification of next of kin.

The National Weather Service reported low clouds, fog and freezing drizzle with visibility of about six miles at the airport at the time.

The National Transportation Safety Board planned to send a team of investigators.

 

[puddlejumper]

Statement from NBAA

I just received this from the NBAA:

I wanted to be sure that you have this information.

Dan Hubbard
Vice President, Communications
National Business Aviation Association
202.783.9360-ph
[email protected]

NBAA Statement on 2/16/2005 Pueblo, Colo. Citation Accident

According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), a Cessna
Citation CE-560 N500AT crashed shortly after 9:00 AM local time at
Pueblo Memorial Airport in Colorado. The FAA also reports that the
flight originated from Richmond International Airport. The National
Weather Service reported low clouds, fog and freezing drizzle at the
airport at the time of the crash.

Circuit City has confirmed that the aircraft is registered to the
company. The plane was carrying eight people, four of whom were
employees of the company. News reports indicate there were no survivors.


NBAA's thoughts go out to the passengers, crew and families of all those
involved in today's incident. Speculation about the cause of this
accident would be premature and inappropriate until a deliberate and
full investigation is complete.

According to Robert E. Breiling, an independent consultant who tracks
aircraft safety records, there are more than 600 of this type of
aircraft active worldwide. The safety record for the aircraft is as
follows:

Long-term Record

-For the period 1964-2003, the aircraft had an accident rate of .27 per
100,000 hours, and a fatal accident rate of .05 per 100,000 hours. Over
the same period, the accident average for the entire fleet was 1.02 per
100,000 hours, and the fatal accident average for the entire fleet
was.29 per 100,000 hours.

Most Recent Five Years

The aircraft has had no fatal accidents in the last five years.

-For the period 1999-2003, the aircraft had an accident rate of .33 per
100,000 hours, and a fatal accident rate of 0.00 per 100,000 hours. Over
the same period, the accident average for the entire fleet was .47 per
100,000 hours, and the fatal accident average for the entire fleet
was.13 per 100,000 hours.

Although it will take months to gather the facts surrounding this
accident, it is clear that the safety statistics for this aircraft
reflect the overall outstanding safety record of the business aviation
industry. Because of a continuing emphasis on safety, business aircraft
operators have in recent years compiled a safety record comparable to
that for the passenger airlines.

###





Dan Hubbard <[email protected]>
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[puddlejumper]

Just FYI

Cool feature of FltPlan.com is the "Quick Info" tab for preliminary flight planning:

Quick Info
N#: NXXXX ( C560 )
Departure Airport: KRIC RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL RICHMOND VA(Time Zone = ET)
Arrival Airport: KPUB PUEBLO MEMORIAL PUEBLO CO(Time Zone = MT)
Distance: 1283nm ( 1475 statute miles )(@FL430)
Flt Time: 4:39 based on current Winds Aloft ( avg. 100 Headwind ) and Cruise TAS of 392
Fuel Burn: 5,965 Hourly method
This number reflects the most accurate method of calculations, including climb & descent profiles of your aircraft.

Yowsah, that's a long flight. Again, this is just a general FYI post. I hate to be one who speculates right after a horrific event like this. Also, my thoughts go out to their fellow RIC-based crew.

-PJ

 

[Diesel]

Holy crap. they had to stop before pub.

I'm just coming off of 4000hrs in 4 years in the Mighty U boat. It can be done but with Cavu on both ends and only one pax in the back and a straight climb to 450.

I think my longest flight in the U boat was 4.6 flt 4.8 block. That was going from middle of nowhere to another middle of nowhere. CAVU at the stop. Landed with about 900lbs of fuel on board.

They had to stop inbetween. In the U boat you were max gross with full fuel and 2 pax

 

[SkyBoy1981]

I used to fly a 560....if they did go nonstop from RIC-PUB with the headwinds that exist this time of year they would have been running on fumes. I haven't seen anything official stating whether or not they stopped enroute.

 

[Brett Hull]

The early reports said they departed from Columbia, MO (COU). I'm not sure if it was a fuel stop, or if they overnighted there.

 

[8HourPilot]

That would make sence, or needs to. 5814 lbs on the U.

 

[LXJ31]

The Associated Press reported earlier:

"The plane, en route from Richmond, Virginia, where Circuit City is based, went down about five miles east of the airport on largely undeveloped land between Pueblo and the Army's sprawling Pueblo Chemical Depot."

Granted, its an AP wire story and they make mistakes all the time.

 

[puddlejumper]

Flight Tracker Info

This info will clear up that part of the discussion. They did, it appears to me, have an enroute stop at COU.

Actual Flights:
Flight Type Origin Dest TimeStamp Status
N500AT C560 COU PUB 16-161852 ARRIVED

Flight Plans On File:
Flight Type Origin Dest TimeStamp Status
N500AT C560 RIC COU 16-124623 ARRIVED
N500AT C560 COU PUB 16-152647 ARRIVED
N500AT C560 FTY RIC 15-222837 ARRIVED
N500AT C560 PUB SNA 16-173334 CANCELLED

 

[hawkerflyer]

FBOweb is showing that both sisterships (N500AT & N500FK) stopped in Columbia, MO. and were ultimately destined for Orange County. My heartfelt condolences to all involved.

 

[PC12Cowboy]

God speed to the crews.....Sad condolences...AGAIN..... to the families

 

[anjinoo7]

Local reports here in Southern Colorado stated folks who were near the crash site heard popping sounds prior to impact. I believe 8 souls on board total. They crashed on a rancher’s property near the Army chemical depot. Circuit City also had another plane land in Pueblo right after this one crashed. Apparently, they had 2 A/C going to Irvine and both were following same flight plan. Ground temp was 27 degrees with vis at about 6 miles and freezing drizzle.

Used spell check this time!

 

[PC12Cowboy]

just a thought...wonder how the second crew felt....wonder if they saw the saw accident site???....how do you continue???

 

[con-pilot]

Easy answer, you don't.

Very sad, my prayers to the families.

"But for the grace of God" we could all be there.

 

[Nick5600]

Crash

Does anyone know if they had a fuel stop? That trip with the head winds would have stretched the legs of a ultra a bit non stop. I hope that fuel exhaustion isn't the case. My thoughts are with the families of crew and passnegers.

 

[pilotviolin]

We fly an Encore, and with those kinds of headwinds they had yesterday, it would of been a long leg. I heard it was an Encore.