page_title: Trans-Colorado Airlines Flight 2286
hierarchical_section_title: Trans-Colorado Airlines Flight 2286
caption_attribution_description: English: One of LC Busre's Fairchild Metro III Aircraft at Jorge Chavez International Airport
context_page_description: Trans-Colorado Airlines Flight 2286 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Denver, Colorado, to Durango, Colorado, operated for Continental Express by Trans-Colorado Airlines. On 19 January 1988, Flight 2286 crashed onto terrain near Bayfield, Colorado, while on approach to Durango-La Plata County Airport. Out of the 17 people on board, 9 were killed, including both crew members.
  The National Transportation Safety Board investigation determined the most probable cause of the accident was the crew's failure to follow the proper descent profile.
context_section_description: Trans-Colorado Airlines Flight 2286 (operating as Continental Express Flight 2286) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Denver, Colorado, to Durango, Colorado, operated for Continental Express by Trans-Colorado Airlines. On 19 January 1988, Flight 2286 crashed onto terrain near Bayfield, Colorado, while on approach to Durango-La Plata County Airport.  Out of the 17 people on board, 9 were killed, including both crew members.
  The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation determined the most probable cause of the accident was the crew's failure to follow the proper descent profile.
caption: A Fairchild Metro III similar to the aircraft involved
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