# Accident 20041128031429A: Cndair CL6002A12, Montrose, CO, November 28, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 2004, 09:55 local time
- Place: Montrose, CO
- Airport: Montrose County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: YQCA
- Location: 38.5111° N, 107.9061° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5111&lon=-107.9061&mi=10
- Aircraft: N873G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N873G-2014-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Canadair CL-600-2A12 (registry code 1900304, https://openairdocs.org/model/canadair-cl-600-2a12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CNDAIR CL6002A12
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 12,429 total, 973 in this make and model, 260 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05MA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05MA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041128031429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 28, 2004 AT 0955 MST, N873G, A CANADAIR LTD CL-600-2A12 OWNED BY HOP A JET AND OPERATED BY AIR CASTLE WORLDWIDE EXECUTIVE JET CHARTER WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING TAKE OFF FROM RUNWAY 31 AT THE MONTROSE REGIONAL AIRPORT (MTJ) MONTROSE, CO. THE AIRCRAFT HAD STOPPED AT MTJ TO DISCHARGE 1 PASSENGER AND REFUEL BEFORE CONTINUING TO INDIANAPOLIS, IN. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE GROUND FOR APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES BEFORE TAXIING OUT FOR DEPARTURE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DE-ICED. WEATHER CONDITIONS REPORTED BY THE AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVING SYSTEM (AWOS) 1 1/4SM-S BR SKY5OVC9 M1 M2 A2967. AIRPORT SNOW REMOVAL EQUIPMENT HAD CLEARED 1/4 INCH OF SLUSH FROM THE RUNWAY SURFACE OF 17/35 (FULL LENGTH/WIDTH) AND A PATH 20 FEET WIDE ON EITHER SIDE OF THE CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 13/31 BY THE TIME N873G WAS READY FOR DEPARTURE. THE CAPTAIN, FLIGHT ATTENDANT, AND ONE PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE FIRST OFFICER AND TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.

## 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 DEN05MA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05MA029), Nov 28, 2004: Canadair CL-600-2A12 (N873G), Montrose, CO, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the flight crew's failure to ensure that the airplane’s wings were free of ice or snow contamination that accumulated while the airplane was on the ground, which resulted in an attempted takeoff with…

## Other reports on N873G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19991126034669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991126034669I), Nov 26, 1999: Cndair CL6002A12 (N873G), Palm Springs, CA, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot reported that landing at Palm Springs, California airport was normal, but upon applying thrust reversers and brakes, there was no indication of…

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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