| - | 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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