# Accident 19900401006869A: Cessna 421C, Boulder, CO, April 1, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1990, 15:40 local time
- Place: Boulder, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CLFA
- Location: 40.0244° N, 105.2513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boulder, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0244&lon=-105.2513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2655V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2655V-1990-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 10,102 total, 528 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900401006869A

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER INTENT ON SUICIDE STRUGGLED WITH PILOT ACCORDING TO FINDING,CAUSING PILOT TO LOSE CONTROL CRASH AND BURN.

## 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 DEN90FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA085), Apr 1, 1990: Cessna 421-C (N2655V), Boulder, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A LOSS OF AIRPLANE CONTROL AS A RESULT CONTROL INTERFERENCE BY THE PASSENGER FOLLOWING A STRUGGLE BETWEEN THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER.

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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