# NTSB DEN75DTE41: Cessna 421B, N999CB, Rifle, CO, January 11, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 11, 1975
- Place: Rifle, CO · RIFLE, CO
- Location: 39.5376° N, 107.7703° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rifle, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5376&lon=-107.7703&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 20, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146902
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75DTE41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DTE41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0109  75/1/11    RIFLE,CO            CESSNA 421B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1430                    N999CB              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  39, 6003 TOTAL HOURS, 453
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GARFIELD COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,AZ                  ASPEN,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- 1 INCH SNOW ON RWY.LNDD R OF CENTERLINE,VEERED INTO RWY LT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N999CB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Garfield County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750111000939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750111000939A), Jan 11, 1975: Cessna 421B, Rifle, CO, Substantial damage. 1 Inch snow on rwy. Lndd r of centerline,veered into rwy lt.

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.

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