Cessna CE-560 accident near Kremmling, Colorado, August 23, 2009
On August 23, 2009 at about 3:06 pm local time, a Cessna CE-560, registered N802QS, was involved in an accident during taxi near Kremmling, Colorado (Mcelroy Airfield). It was flown under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 8 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The lineman’s inadvertent encounter with jet blast.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 23, 2009 · about 3:06 pm local time
- Place
- Kremmling, Colorado · Mcelroy Airfield · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 8 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna CE-560 CITATION V
- Registration
- N802QS · registry record · serial 560-0706
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot was taxiing the airplane away from the fueling depot when jet blast from the engines knocked over and seriously injured the lineman. There were no reported mechanical anomalies with the airplane.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Prop/jet/rotor blast/suction during taxi defining event
The NTSB's findings
- cause Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena › (general) › (general) › Effect on personnel
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 4,254 hours in all; 1,054 in this make and model; 61 in the last 90 days; 22 in the last 30 days
- Last flight review: May 10, 2009
- Medical certificate: None (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
Co-pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 4,553 hours in all; 1,245 in this make and model; 67 in the last 90 days; 22 in the last 30 days; 1,693 on instruments
- Last flight review: April 19, 2009
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,242 hours
- Last inspection: approved inspection programme, July 27, 2009
- Maximum gross weight: 16,830 lb
- Seats: 10
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine 1: Pratt & Whitney 535A (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Pratt & Whitney 535A (turbofan); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 20V Kremling CO at 3:06 pm
- Destination: VNY Van Nuys CA
- Flight plan: IFR
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 090° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 63°F (17°C), dew point 37°F (3°C)
- Altimeter: 30.25 inHg
- Observation at 3:15 pm from KHDN, 50 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 6 |
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