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Private plane was blown off Telluride runway with 3 people aboard
By Kacie Sinton
TELLURIDE, Colo. (KKCO) — A private jet crashed
at the Telluride Airport on Tuesday while it was landing, according to reports from local authorities.
The San Miguel Sheriff’s Office previously stated that five were on board when the plane crash. The sheriff has since revised that number to three. No casualties were reported, and passengers were evaluated by the Telluride Fire Department.
According to authorities, a pilot of the plane told deputies the aircraft was hit by a strong gusting crosswind just after it touched down, shoving it off the runway. The plane reportedly skidded about 300 yards before stopping off the runway on collapsed landing gear.
According to the FAA’s aircraft registry, the plane
was a Cessna 750 owned by Mach .92 Leasing LLC out of Raleigh, North Carolina.
No fire or smoke was reported.
The National Transportation Security Bureau and the Federal Aviation Administration will be investigating the crash.
The airport was closed following the crash.
https://www.kkco11news.com/2026/01/13/private-plane-crashes-telluride-with-5-people-aboard/
NTSB Prelim: Cirrus Design Corp SR22
(Pilot) Received A Crew Alerting System (CAS) Message Indicating A High Turbine Inlet Temperature (TIT)
Location: Springfield, MO Accident Number: CEN26LA066
Date & Time: December 20, 2025, 13:02 Local Registration: N242AZ
Aircraft: Cirrus Design Corp SR22 Injuries: 2 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal
On December 20, 2025, about 1302 central standard time, a Cirrus SR22 airplane, N242AZ, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Springfield, Missouri. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
The airplane departed from the General Dewitt Spain Airport (M01), Memphis, Tennessee, about 1130, for the cross-country flight. According to the pilot, about an hour and twenty minutes after departing, while in cruise flight at 8,000 ft mean sea level, he received a Crew Alerting System (CAS) message indicating a high turbine inlet temperature (TIT). The pilot followed the appropriate checklist and reduced fuel flow to the engine which resolved the CAS message; however, the engine started to run rough. The engine roughness increased over time though the engine instruments indicated normal operation. The pilot elected to divert to the Springfield – Branson National Airport (SGF), Springfield, Missouri, and started a descent.
Upon reducing power for the descent, the engine ran significantly worse. The pilot descended at the airplane’s best glide speed and prepared to make a forced landing to a road. The pilot stated that during the forced landing, he moved the power lever forward, but the engine did not provide any thrust.
The pilot landed on the southbound lanes on US 65, about 9 miles east-northeast of SGF. During the landing, the airplane’s left wing struck a road sign, crossed the highway median and came to rest upright in the northbound lanes. The pilot and the passenger were able to egress from the airplane without further incident. A post-accident fire ensued and partially consumed the airplane. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage.
The airplane was recovered to a secure facility for future examination. The airplane was equipped with a Continental Motors IO-550-N51 reciprocating engine and a Hartzell PHC-J3YF-1N/N7605C 3-blade controllable pitch composite propeller.
FMI: www.ntsb.gov
Today in History
60 Years ago today: On 14 January 1966 Avianca flight 03, a Douglas DC-4, crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff from Cartagena-Crespo Airport, Colombia, killing 56 occupants; 8 survived the accident.
| Date: | Friday 14 January 1966 |
| Time: | 20:55 |
| Type: | Douglas C-54B-1-DO (DC-4) |
| Owner/operator: | Avianca |
| Registration: | HK-730 |
| MSN: | 18325 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 56 / Occupants: 64 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1,3 km off Cartagena-Crespo Airport (CTG) - Colombia |
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Cartagena-Crespo Airport (CTG/SKCG) |
| Destination airport: | Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG/SKBO) |
Narrative:
Avianca flight 03, a Douglas DC-4, crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff from Cartagena-Crespo Airport, Colombia, killing 56 occupants; 8 survived the accident.
The aircraft arrived at Crespo Airport (CTG) at 19:57 after a flight from Bogotá (BOG). At 20:50 the aircraft was cleared for a runway 36 takeoff for the return flight to Bogotá. The DC-4 climbed to 70 feet over the end of the runway and started to descend again until it struck the sea 1310 m from the runway end, and 152 m left of the extended centerline. The water at the accident site was 4 m deep.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The accident was attributed to a maintenance error resulting from inadequate inspection periodic, daily, nightly and transit servicing and consisting in failure to notice the absence of a pin looseness and/or absence of a nut which joins the torsion links of the left landing gear. A possible contributing factor in the accident was pilot error, consisting in involuntary negligence in observing or wrongly interpreting the aircraft instruments during takeoff, at the time of changing over from VFR to IFR flight and/or loss of control of the aircraft by the pilot-in-command when checking the cause of a failure in the landing gear well and no.2 engine.".
