Avjet Gulfstream III Crash at Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (N303GA)

Incident Overview On March 29, 2001, at approximately 1901:57 Mountain Standard Time, a Gulfstream III bearing the registration N303GA came down while executing a final approach to runway 15 at Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (ASE) in Aspen, Colorado. The aircraft impacted sloping ground roughly 2,400 feet prior to the runway threshold, resulting in the total destruction of the plane and the deaths of all persons aboard. The aircraft was owned by Airbourne Charter, Inc., and was being operated on behalf of Avjet Corporation, which is based in Burbank, California. ## Flight Details and Operational Context The charter service, which was flying under an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan in compliance with 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 135, had taken off from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) around 1711. The flight's manifest included two pilots, one flight attendant, and fifteen passengers. The National Transportation Safety Board notes that the full report on this accident is available through the agency's public publications archive.