Accidents
Preliminary Report: King Air hits mountain; only minor injuries
Beech King Air E-90, Kremmling, Colo., March 19, 2003–At 7:30 p.m.

Beech King Air E-90, Kremmling, Colo., March 19, 2003–At 7:30 p.m. MST King Air N711TZ, operated by Mountain Flight Service and flown by an ATP-rated pilot, was substantially damaged when it crashed into mountainous terrain approximately 1.5 miles southeast of Kremmling-McElroy Field (20V). The pilot, paramedic and flight nurse received only minor injuries.

The nonscheduled, on-demand Part 135 flight-for-life flight was being conducted on an IFR flight plan in VMC. The pilot had canceled his flight plan two minutes before the accident to make a visual approach. The cross-country flight originated at Grand Junction, Colo., and was en route to 20V.

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