Probable cause
The lineman’s inadvertent encounter with jet blast.
NTSB analysis
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.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN09LA541 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Aug 23, 2009
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Kremmling, Colorado
- Nearest airport
- Mcelroy Airfield (20V)
- Highest injury
- Serious
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna CE-560
- N-number
- N802QS
- Category
- Airplane
- Operating rule
- Part 135 (charter and commuter)
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.