| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | January 19, 1988 |
| Time: | 19:20 |
| Location: | Bayfield, Colorado |
| Operator: | Trans Colorado AL / Continental Express |
| Flight #: | 2286 |
| Route: | Denver, CO - Durango, CO |
| AC Type: | Swearingen SA.227AC Metro |
| Registration: | N68TC |
| cn / ln: | AC-457 |
| Aboard: | 17 (passengers:15 crew:2) |
| Fatalities: | 9 (passengers:7 crew:2) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The aircraft crashed while attempting to land in adverse weather conditions five miles short of the runway. The captain choose VOR/DME approach instead of ILS. The NTSB isssued a report that stated that the captain was a heavy user of cocaine and traces were found in his blood and urine. |
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