| Crash location | 37.150278°N, 107.750000°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Durango, CO
37.275280°N, 107.880067°W 11.2 miles away |
| Tail number | N216CS |
|---|---|
| Accident date | 23 Jan 2017 |
| Aircraft type | Beech C 99 |
| Additional details: | None |
On January 23, 2017, about 1900 central standard time (CST), a Beechcraft C99, N216CS, departed the runway during an attempted takeoff at Durango La-Plata County Airport (DRO), Durango, Colorado. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both engines. The airline transport-rated pilot and commercial-rated co-pilot were not injured. The airplane was registered to Alpine Aviation Inc, and was operated under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 as a cargo flight. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed.