# Accident 19920104000139A: Cessna 421B, Steamboat Spgs, CO, January 4, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1992, 16:06 local time
- Place: Steamboat Spgs, CO
- Airport: Bob Adams Field Routt County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4691° N, 106.8210° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4691&lon=-106.8210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1974G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1974G-1993-02-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520H
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN92FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92FA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920104000139A

## Narrative

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

LIFTED BUT UNABLE TO CLIMB. IMPACT OFF END RUNWAY IN GULLY. ICE ON AIRFRAME. OVER GROSS WEIGHT. NO PILOT RATINGS.

## 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 DEN92FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92FA024), Jan 4, 1992: Cessna 421B (N1974G), Steamboat Spgs, CO, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: AIRFRAME ICE AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REMOVE IT. FACTORS WERE: AIRCRAFT WEIGHT EXCEEDED AND LACK OF PILOT CERTIFICATION.

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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