Gold Hill, CO, USA
N337KN
CESSNA T337G
On July 17, 2022, about 0938 mountain daylight time, a Cessna T337G, N337KN, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Gold Hill, Colorado. The pilot and 3 passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 aerial observation flight. Recorded Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) data showed the airplane departed from Rock Mountain Metro Airport (BJC), Broomfield, Colorado, and proceeded along a westerly course for about 4 minutes, before a right turn to a north-westerly heading was initiated. As shown in Figure 1, the ADS-B data showed at 0938:37 the airplane had ascended to an altitude of 9,500 ft mean sea level (msl). The tracking then showed the airplane making a descending left turn to an altitude of 8,600 ft msl by 0938:46. The airplane then initiated a right turn. The last recorded ADS-B target at 0938:47 at an altitude of 8,400 ft msl was located about 579 ft northeast of the accident site. Figure 1: ADS-B Data - Last portion of the accident flight. Multiple witnesses located near the accident site observed the airplane fly over their position, the right-wing rose abruptly and the airplane pitched nose down and “corkscrewed out of view” in a counterclockwise rotation. The airplane impacted mountainous terrain on a heading of about 283°. The general accident area consisted of trees that were about 70 to 100 ft tall. The first identified point of contact was a cluster of 3 trees, that were broken about 17 to 20 ft above the ground. The airplane came to rest mostly upright on a heading of about 091°. All major structural components of the airplane were located within about a 30 ft by 40 ft area. The area surrounding the wreckage was fire damaged. The wreckage was recovered to a secure location for further examination.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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