# Accident 19860111002459A: Cessna 425, Granby, CO, January 11, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1986, 10:45 local time
- Place: Granby, CO
- Airport: Granby Grand Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0799° N, 105.9309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0799&lon=-105.9309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N425SC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N425SC-2012-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 425 (registry code 2076018, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-425) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 425
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A112
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 3,085 total, 156 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86MA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86MA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860111002459A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CIRCLED THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY TWICE IN LOW GROUND FOG. ON THE 3RD TRY,IMPACTED A LOW HILL SOUTH OF RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN86MA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86MA061), Jan 11, 1986: Cessna 425 (N425SC), Granby, CO, destroyed, 5 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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