- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: January 17, 1990
Time: 0719
Location: Near Leadville, Colorado
Operator: Federal Express
Flight #: 824
Route: Denver - Montrose
AC Type: Cessna 208A Caravan I Cargomaster
Registration: N835FE
cn / ln: 208-00091
Aboard: 1   (passengers:0  crew:1)
Fatalities: 1   (passengers:0  crew:1)
Ground: 0
Summary: The cargo plane crashed into a 14,200 ft. Mount Massive 50 feet below the summit while en route. Diversion of the pilot's attention, resulting in an in flight collision with terrain during normal cruise flight.
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