# NTSB DEN79FA014: Cessna 421A, N200CH, Craig, CO, January 11, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 11, 1979
- Place: Craig, CO · CRAIG, CO
- Location: 40.5171° N, 107.5554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Craig, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5171&lon=-107.5554&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137660
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79FA014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA014

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0089  79/1/11    CRAIG,CO            CESSNA 421A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0900                    N200CH              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            31, 5420 TOTAL HOURS, 30
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRAIG MOFFAT MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND JUNCTION,CO           CRAIG,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER/INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N200CH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Craig Moffat Muni

## 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 19790111000679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790111000679A), Jan 11, 1979: Cessna 421, Craig, CO, Substantial damage. Aircrft landed on snow covered runway. Wing struck snowbank causing landing gear to collapse.

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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