The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.
Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Denver, Colorado
Registration Pending
Applicant: Fly High Fly Free LLC
Location: Longmont, CO
Accident Number: CEN21LA315
Date & Time: July 10, 2021, 09:20 Local
Registration: N66NC
Aircraft: Cessna 421C
Injuries: 4 Minor
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal
On July 10, 2021, about 0920 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 412C airplane, N66NC, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Longmont, Colorado. The pilot and three passengers received minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
After the airplane lifted off from the runway, the pilot didn’t feel that the engine(s) were making full power. The airplane settled back onto the runway, then exited off the departure end of the runway. The airplane came to rest upright, and a small post-crash fire developed. Substantial damage was noted to the airplane’s fuselage and wings.
The airplane wreckage was retained for further examination.
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: Cessna
Registration: N66NC
Model/Series: 421C
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built: No
Operator: On file
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: VMC
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: KLMO,5056 ft msl
Observation Time: 09:15 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 0 Nautical Miles
Temperature/Dew Point: 26°C /9°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Clear
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 3 knots / , 140°
Lowest Ceiling: None
Visibility: 10 miles
Altimeter Setting: 30.31 inches Hg
Type of Flight Plan Filed:
Departure Point: Longmont, CO
Destination:
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 Minor
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: 3 Minor
Aircraft Fire: On-ground
Ground Injuries:
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 4 Minor
Latitude, Longitude: 40.16726,-105.16927 (est)
LONGMONT, Colorado (CBS4)- Two people were hurt in a plane crash at the Longmont Airport on Saturday morning. Police say the private plane was in the process of taking off, and gained some altitude but later came back down.
The impact broke the landing gear causing the plane to skid off the runway.
Four people, in total, were on board, but the pilot and a woman were taken to the hospital, treated and released. Police describe the passengers as a 39-year-old man, a 44-year-old man and two women, both 37 years old.
Longmont police Sgt. John Wederquist said the crash occurred about 8:30 a.m. There were four passengers in the plane: two men, ages 39 and 44, and two women, both 37. He said the passengers were able to walk away from the crash, with no extrication needed for emergency responders to reach them.
The cause of the plane crash remains under investigation by the airport and the National Transportation Safety Board.
The plane traveled about 50 feet off the runway. Its engine caught fire after the crash. Responding Longmont firefighters put out the blaze. Wederquist said he was not sure what type of plane it was that crashed.
The airport’s runways were shut down for approximately 30 minutes while first responders worked at the scene.
