20240617008899A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 421C · Steamboat Sprin, CO · June 17, 2024

Date: June 17, 2024 · 16:23 local
Place: Steamboat Sprin, CO
Airport: Steamboat Springs/Bob Adams Fi
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N245T
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN24FA228
Reported as: Cessna 421C
Reported engine: Continental GTSI0-520-F-K
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 600 total

N245TRegistered now · Cessna 421CS/N 421C1104 Airframe modelCessna 421C Engine modelContinental GTSI0-520-F-KReciprocating

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What happened

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

On Monday June 17th, 2024, at 16:23 MDT twin Cessna 421C crashed into a residential neighborhood while attempting to land at Steamboat Springs/bob Adams field (sbs), Steamboat Springs, CO. Crash was due to the airplane to entering a stall spin and fataly injuring the pilot and passenger. The aircraft was destroyed in post-impact fire.

As the FAA filed it

ON MONDAY JUNE 17TH, 2024, AT 16:23 MDT TWIN CESSNA 421C CRASHED INTO A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT STEAMBOAT SPRINGS/BOB ADAMS FIELD (SBS), STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO. CRASH WAS DUE TO THE AIRPLANE TO ENTERING A STALL SPIN AND FATALY INJURING THE PILOT AND PASSENGER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED IN POST-IMPACT FIRE.

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 CEN24FA228Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportSteamboat Springs, COThe pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient airspeed following a loss of engine power, which resulted in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall/spin at low altitude.Jun 17, 2024 · Destroyed