Beech 58 incident near Colorado Spring, Colorado, February 18, 1987
On February 18, 1987 at about 8:40 pm local time, a Beech 58, registered N328WT, was involved in an incident near Colorado Spring, Colorado. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed; 3 others were unhurt. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 18, 1987 · about 8:40 pm local time
- Place
- Colorado Spring, Colorado
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed; 3 others were unhurt.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech 58 · all 58s on the register
- Registration
- N328WT · no longer on the register · serial TH-458
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PIC BECAME UNCONSCIOUS WHILE AT THE CONTROLS DURING CRUISE. THE CO-OWNER OF THE ACFT, A RATED PILOT WHO WAS IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT, TOOK CONTROL AND DIVERTED TO A NEARBY APT. THE PIC WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DOA. AN AUTOPSY WAS NOT PERFORMED BUT THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN SAID THE CAUSE OF DEATH WAS A HEART ATTACK.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 35,000 hours in all; 450 in this make and model; 200 in the last 90 days; 34,500 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,900 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, November 21, 1986; 62 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 5,400 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-520 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Aero Charter
The flight
- Departed from: ASE Aspen CO at 7:30 pm
- Destination: STL St Louis MO
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; not recorded
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | 1 | ||
| Passengers | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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