# Accident 20220917022842A: Bruce A Fritz XENOS, Longmont, CO, September 17, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2022, 08:50 local time
- Place: Longmont, CO
- Airport: Vance Brand Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1052° N, 105.1226° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1052&lon=-105.1226&mi=10
- Aircraft: N255BF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N255BF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bruce A Fritz XENOS (registry code 05635I2, https://openairdocs.org/model/bruce-a-fritz-xenos) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRUCE A FRITZ XENOS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22FA424](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA424) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220917022842A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2022 WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ COLLIDED IN MID-AIR WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THE MID-AIR HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES SOUTH OF THE LONGMONT AIRPORT. THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FATALLY INJURED. VMC WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N2117Y, Cessna 172S: [Accident 20220917009392A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220917009392A)

## 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 CEN22FA424](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA424), Sep 17, 2022: Sonex Xenos (N255BF), Longmont, CO, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilots’ inability to see and avoid each other, resulting in a midair collision.

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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