Cessna 421 N245T accident near Steamboat Springs, Colorado, June 17, 2024
Cessna 421, registration N245T, operated by HIGH COUNTRY AERO LTD, was involved in an accident near Steamboat Springs, Colorado on June 17, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as fatal, with 2 people on board. Case CEN24FA228 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 23 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 16,375 ft. The last recorded position was at 21:40 UTC, at 16,350 ft and 165 knots, descending at 64 feet per minute, about 14 km from Granby/Grand Cnty (KGNB).
The nearest weather report, from KGNB (14 km away), showed wind 250° at 19 knots gusting 25, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 421C registered in United States (Mode S A2443B).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- June 17, 2024
- Location
- Steamboat Springs, Colorado
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421
- Registration
- N245T
- Operator
- HIGH COUNTRY AERO LTD
- Injuries
- Fatal (2 on board)
- NTSB case
- CEN24FA228 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Granby/Grand Cnty (KGNB)
- Recorded flight
- 23 min, max 16,375 ft
- Last recorded position
- 21:40 UTC, 16,350 ft, 165 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN24FA228; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.