NONE · Swearingen SA-226T · 2004-07-21 · Rifle, CO, USA
Event
NTSB number
DEN04LA112
Event ID
20040729X01096
Type
Accident
Date
2004-07-21
Location
Rifle, CO, USA
Coordinates
39.52639, -107.726943
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
6
Total aboard
6
Aircraft
Make
Swearingen
Model
SA-226T
Registration
N84GA
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the aborted takeoff resulting in the airplane departing the runway and striking a runway light and two taxiway signs. Factors contributing to the accident were the broken sensor wire to the left engine's Continuous Alcohol Water Injection System, the misrigged power levers, the runway light ,and the signs.