# Accident 20070503007069A: Cessna S550, Dillon, MT, May 3, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2007, 10:45 local time
- Place: Dillon, MT
- Airport: Dillon Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2533° N, 112.5489° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2533&lon=-112.5489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22HP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22HP-2008-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna S550 (registry code 2076607, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-s550) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA S550
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07FA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07FA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070503007069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 3, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 1045 MDT, A CESSNA 550 CITATION TURBOJET COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND DURING AN APPROACH TO THE DILLON AIRPORT, DILLON, MONTANA. THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS EAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAYS 16/34 AND 21/03 OUTSIDE THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS (RFD), TO DILLON, MONTANA (DLN). THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN CLEARED BY SALT LAKE ARTCC FOR AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 LAX07FA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07FA150), May 3, 2007: Cessna S550 (N22HP), Dillon, MT, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight loss of control for undetermined reasons.

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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