Socata TBM-700 crash, Mar 26, 2001 (1 killed), Denver-Cen...
Socata TBM-700 accident on March 26, 2001 near Denver-Centennial, Colorado, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Pilot spatial disorientation leading...
- Date: March 26, 2001
- Aircraft: Socata TBM-700
- Location: Denver-Centennial, Colorado, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Pilot spatial disorientation leading to loss of control after takeoff in fog, with the decision to fly into known adverse weather as a contributing factor.
A Socata TBM-700 flying under IFR from Denver-Centennial to Santa Monica drifted left of the runway centreline soon after takeoff in low ceilings and ice fog. It turned, climbed, then descended in a left turn and struck terrain on airport property, killing the pilot. The NTSB found no pre-impact failure of the airframe, engine or flight controls.