# Accident 20240617008899A: Cessna 421C, Steamboat Sprin, CO, June 17, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2024, 16:23 local time
- Place: Steamboat Sprin, CO
- Airport: Steamboat Springs/Bob Adams Fi
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5073° N, 106.8667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5073&lon=-106.8667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N245T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N245T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSI0-520-F-K (registry code 17031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsi0-520-f-k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR GTSI0-520-F-K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24FA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240617008899A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN24FA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA228), Jun 17, 2024: Cessna 421 (N245T), Steamboat Springs, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient airspeed following a loss of engine power, which resulted in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall/spin at low altitude.

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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