20141230023429A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 404 · Centennial, CO · December 30, 2014

Date: December 30, 2014 · 04:29 local
Place: Centennial, CO
Airport: Centennial Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: KYZA
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N404MG
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN15FA090
Reported as: Cessna 404
Reported engine: Continental Motors GTSIO-520
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,041 total692 in this make and model101 in the last 90 days

N404MGRegistration cancelled Aug 18, 2016 · Cessna 404S/N 404-0813 Airframe modelCessna 404 Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at approximately 0429 MST, a Cessna model 404, with registration N404MG, crashed shortly after take-off from Centennial Airport (apa), near Centennial, CO. The aircraft crashed in a residential area, was destroyed, and the PIC (the sole occupant on board) was fatally injured. There were no reported ground injuries. The aircraft was owned by edb air and operated by key lime air corporation (KY7A), a Colorado based air carrier operating under 14 CFR parts 135 and 121 with air carrier certificate KY7A882H. The purpose of the flight was to reposition the aircraft to denver international airport (den) under 14 CFR part 91.

As the FAA filed it

ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 0429 MST, A CESSNA MODEL 404, WITH REGISTRATION N404MG, CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM CENTENNIAL AIRPORT (APA), NEAR CENTENNIAL, CO. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, WAS DESTROYED, AND THE PIC (THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD) WAS FATALLY INJURED. THERE WERE NO REPORTED GROUND INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OWNED BY EDB AIR AND OPERATED BY KEY LIME AIR CORPORATION (KY7A), A COLORADO BASED AIR CARRIER OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PARTS 135 AND 121 WITH AIR CARRIER CERTIFICATE KY7A882H. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO REPOSITION THE AIRCRAFT TO DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (DEN) UNDER 14 CFR PART 91.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN15FA090Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportEnglewood, COThe loss of power to the right engine for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examination and teardown and the pilot’s failure to properly configure the airplane for single-engine flight.Dec 30, 2014 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N404MG · 1

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

Incident 20070510013479IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Denver, CO(-23) Instructor pilot [privacy data omitted] was PIC during training/checking flight, when either the instructor pilot or the trainee/checkee used excessive braking causing the left main tire to fail. This caused an excursion of the aircraft onto the grass…May 10, 2007 · Minor damage