CO - Cessna T-41B Mescalero, N15188, crashes after takeoff from Fremont Co. Airport, 4 killed - Teller County, 6 May 2023

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Military version of the C172 Skyhawk, originally owned by the U.S. Army.

4 people on board small plane crash near Cañon City

The Federal Aviation Administration said four people were on board a small Cessna plane when it crashed near the Fremont County Airport in Cañon City Saturday morning.

kdvr.com

The single-engine Cessna T-41B was flying from Fremont County Airport to Centennial Airport, FAA Public Affairs Specialist Ian Gregor told FOX31 Sunday. The crash happened around 9:30 a.m. on Saturday but the site was not located until Sunday morning.

The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash.

Accident Cessna T-41B Mescalero (R172E) N15188, 06 May 2023

A Cessna T-41B Mescalero, N15188, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Victor, Colorado. The pilot and three passengers were fatally injured. Preliminary information in...

aviation-safety.net

A Cessna T-41B Mescalero, N15188, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Victor, Colorado. The pilot and three passengers were fatally injured.

Preliminary information indicates that the airplane departed Fremont County Airport (1V6), Colorado, and was destined to Denver-Centennial Airport (APA/KAPA), Colorado. The airplane departed runway 29, climbed right and headed to the north. This flight path leads to an area of mountains. The airplane eventually crashed into rising wooded terrain and a post crash fire ensued. Heavy winds were reported at the time.

 

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Names of victims released:

4 killed in Teller County plane crash identified

According to the FAA, a Cessna T-41B carrying four people from Florence was flying from Fremont County Airport to Centennial Airport when it crashed.

www.9news.com

• Bruce Claremont
• Laurie Aves
• Roger Duncan
• Katherine Duncan

All four victims were from Florence, Colorado.

RIP to all.