Trans-Colorado Airlines Flight 2286
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Trans-Colorado Airlines Flight 2286 (operating as Continental Express Flight 2286) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Denver, Colorado, to Durango, Colorado, operated for Continental Express by Trans-Colorado Airlines.[1]: v [2][3] On January 19, 1988, Flight 2286 crashed onto terrain near Bayfield, Colorado, while on approach to Durango-La Plata County Airport. Out of the seventeen people on board, nine were killed, including both crew members.[1]: 1–2
Accident | |
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Date | January 19, 1988 |
Summary | Pilot error aggravated by cocaine use, leading to controlled flight into terrain[1] |
Site | Bayfield, Colorado, U.S. 37°13′N 107°41′W |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Fairchild Metro III |
Operator | Trans-Colorado Airlines d/b/a Continental Express |
ICAO flight No. | TCE2286 |
Call sign | TRANS COLORADO 2286 |
Registration | N68TC |
Flight origin | Denver-Stapleton International Airport Denver, Colorado, United States |
Destination | Durango–La Plata County Airport Durango, Colorado, United States |
Occupants | 17 |
Passengers | 15 |
Crew | 2 |
Fatalities | 9 |
Injuries | 7 |
Survivors | 8 |
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation determined the most probable cause of the accident was the crew's failure to follow the proper descent profile, and that recent cocaine use by the captain was a contributing factor.