Cessna 421 accident near Steamboat Springs, CO
On June 17, 2024, a Cessna 421 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Steamboat Springs, CO. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 17, 2024
- Place
- Steamboat Springs, CO
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.507°N, 106.867°W
- NTSB ID
- 20240618194487
Official records · CEN24FA228
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn June 17, 2024, about 1623 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 421C airplane, N245T, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. ADS-B data recorded the airplane as it departed Vance Brand Airport (LMO), Longmont, Colorado, about 1515, and was enroute to Ogden-Hinckley Airport (OGD), Ogden, Utah. Transmissions made to ATC revealed that when the airplane was in the vicinity of Yampa, Colorado, about 1557, the pilot reported a “cylinder temperature issue,” and requested to divert to Steamboat Springs Airport/Bob Adams Field (SBS), Steamboat Springs, Colorado. ATC cleared the pilot for the visual approach to runway 14 at SBS. The airplane overflew SBS, and when queried about his intentions, the pilot initially requested vectors to realign with the airport but then requested to divert to Northern Colorado Regional Airport (FNL), Fort Collins/Loveland, Colorado. About 1609, while flying towards FNL, the pilot reported to ATC that the left engine lost power; ATC cleared the pilot back to SBS for a landing. Figure 1. ADS-B data showing the accident flight track. An employee at the fixed base operator at SBS was monitoring the universal communications frequency and reported that the pilot radioed a 4-mile final for runway 16, and shortly after the pilot reported that he was on the base leg for runway 32. At 1622:57, ADS-B data showed the airplane south-southwest of t
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient airspeed following a loss of engine power, which resulted in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall/spin at low altitude.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
