Aspen/Pitkin County Airport
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Aspen/Pitkin County Airport, also known as Sardy Field, is a county-owned public-use airport located three miles northwest of the central business district of Aspen, in Pitkin County, Colorado, United
Runway 33
On March 29, 2001, a chartered Gulfstream III business jet operated by Avjet from Los Angeles, California, to Aspen, Colorado, crashed into the ground while on final approach. All three crew members a
Aspen/Pitkin County Airport
…remove snow from the runway were the causes for the crash. On March 29, 2001, a Gulfstream III (registration N303GA), owned by Avjet Corporation, crashed on approach to runway 15 killing all 18 occupants on board. The flight crew's operation of the aircraft below minimum descent altitude without visual reference…
N303GA, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in 1991 with a previous livery
Profile view of N303GA's approach to Aspen (NTSB report).
A daytime fair weather view of the approach to runway 15 at Aspen airport, depicting accident site of N303GA (NTSB report).