Aspen - Denver

On February 27, 1990 at 07:47 PM, Aspen - Denver experienced a crash involving Cessna 208A Caravan, operated by Federal Express - FedEx, with the event recorded near Denver-Stapleton Colorado.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. The Cessna 208A was on an IFR flight to haul freight from Aspen to Denver, Colorado. Moderate to heavy icing conditions were forecast for the Denver area. While on an ILS runway 36 approach, the aircraft encountered icing conditions. Subsequently, it entered a steep descent and crashed about 3 miles from the approach end of the runway. No preimpact part failure of the aircraft was found during the investigation. The 1950 mst weather at the airport was in part: 800 feet scattered, 1,000 feet broken, visibility 4 miles with freezing drizzle and snow showers, temp 28°, dew point 25°.

Aircraft reference details include registration N820FE, MSN 208-0043, year of manufacture 1985.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 39.7778°, -104.8651°.