ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 259802
Last updated: 20 July 2021
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| Date: | 12-MAY-2021 |
| Time: | 16:23 UTC |
| Type: |  Cirrus SR22 GTS G5 carbon |
| Owner/operator: | BBC Co LLC |
| Registration: | N416DJ |
| MSN: | 4394 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | ca 2,3 nm N of Denver-Centennial Airport, CO (APA/KAPA) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Denver-Centennial Airport, CO (APA/KAPA) |
| Denver-Centennial Airport, CO (APA/KAPA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
A Cirrus SR22 GTS G5 carbon (N416DJ) and a Key Lime Air Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II (N280KL) collided on approach to Denver-Centennial Airport, Colorado, USA.
The Cirrus pilot activated the CAPS rescue parachute (pull #123). The Key Lime sole pilot reported issues with the right-hand engine and continued the approach for a safe landing on runway 17L.
Sources:
https://www.denverpost.com/2021/05/12/small-plane-crash-cherry-creek-reservoir/
https://patch.com/colorado/littleton/plane-crashes-south-cherry-creek-reservoir
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=416DJ
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/25689_1620849245.jpg (photo)
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https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N416DJ/history/20210512/1534Z/KAPA
https://flywithia.com/n416dj-details
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n416dj#27b03d34
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n280kl#27b06e7f
Media:
DENVER – There were no injuries reported after two airplanes collided mid-air over Cherry Creek State Park, leading one of them to crash in a field and another to land safely, South Metro Fire Rescue said.https://t.co/83zisjFGgw#aviation #Denver #cockpitchatter #Pilot #AvGeek pic.twitter.com/uUel0ehhRl
— Capt. Ivan (@CockpitChatter) May 12, 2021
🛩VIDEO AFTER COLLISION🛩
— Dillon Thomas (@DillonMThomas) May 12, 2021
Video by Hector Valezquez shows the moment a plane fell from the sky, just moments after colliding with another.
Nobody was hurt in the incident, miraculously. @CBSDenver https://t.co/NHsg2FUJpc pic.twitter.com/SWgD5jG80N
Images:
Photo: Arapahoe Sheriff's Office
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-May-2021 17:03 | gerard57 | Added |
| 12-May-2021 17:07 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 12-May-2021 17:16 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 12-May-2021 17:32 | harro | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 12-May-2021 17:33 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 12-May-2021 18:02 | gerard57 | Updated [Total occupants, Narrative] |
| 12-May-2021 18:02 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 12-May-2021 18:03 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 12-May-2021 18:07 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 13-May-2021 05:48 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 13-May-2021 05:52 | jocamero | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Damage] |
| 13-May-2021 06:00 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 13-May-2021 07:00 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 13-May-2021 07:04 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 13-May-2021 07:10 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Photo] |
| 13-May-2021 07:10 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Photo] |
| 13-May-2021 07:11 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source] |
| 13-May-2021 08:10 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-May-2021 17:25 | harro | Updated [Photo] |
| 13-May-2021 19:13 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 13-May-2021 19:14 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 13-May-2021 19:15 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 13-May-2021 19:16 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 13-May-2021 19:25 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
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