Cessna 425 N425SG
31 May 2003 · Pueblo, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 May 2003 at about 23:00 local time, a Cessna 425 registered N425SG was involved in an accident near Pueblo, Colorado, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pueblo, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- 38.3596, -104.7700
- Aircraft
- Cessna 425
- Registration
- N425SG
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Page → Englewood
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN03LA095
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
the pilot's inadvertent flight into adverse weather conditions. Contributing factors include the encounter with severe turbulence and hail.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane sustained substantial damage when it encountered hail while in cruise flight. Halfway through the flight, Denver Center advised the pilot "that [his] intersection was closed due to weather" and they changed his route. The flight was at 29,000 feet and was cleared to descend to 27,000 feet. The pilot asked center how long he would be in the rain. The controller replied you should be out of the rain in about 1 or 2 minutes. Shortly thereafter, the aircraft encountered "severe hail, lightning, and turbulence." Weather radar indicated this route of flight passed near an area of moderate thunderstorm activity. The pilot continued to his destination and landed without further incident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 425 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar 2002 | Cessna 425 | San Jose, California, United States | Henry Guenther | Fatal | 3 |
| 14 Aug 2005 | Cessna 425 | Lone Tree, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 30 Nov 2005 | Cessna 425 | Belgrade, Montana, United States | Gerald A. Shiffer | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Oct 2006 | Cessna 425 | Tulear, Madagascar | Services et Transports Aeriens | Fatal | 6 |
| 10 Nov 2000 | Cessna 425 | Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States | Aerohawk Aviation | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Jan 2007 | Cessna 425 | Harbor Springs, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul 2003 | Aerostar RX-8 | Snowmass Villag, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 2003 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Delta, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2003 | Beechcraft S35 | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | Peter J. Vercouteren | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 2003 | Cessna 172S | Erie, Colorado, United States | Specialty Flight Training, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 2003 | Beechcraft E-90 | Kremmling, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 2003 | Cessna 172P | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |