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| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 4 December 1978 |
| Summary | Impact with high terrain due to severe icing and strong mountain wave-induced downdrafts |
| Site | 8 nmi (15 km; 9.2 mi) east-northeast of Steamboat Springs, Colorado |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter |
| Operator | Rocky Mountain Airways |
| Registration | N25RM |
| Flight origin | Steamboat Springs Airport, Steamboat Springs, Colorado |
| Destination | Stapleton International Airport, Denver, Colorado |
| Occupants | 22 |
| Passengers | 20 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 2 |
| Injuries | 20 |
| Survivors | 20 |
Rocky Mountain Airways Flight 217 was a scheduled passenger flight from Steamboat Springs to Denver, Colorado. On the evening of 4 December 1978, the de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter operating the flight crashed on a snow-covered mountain slope while attempting to return to Steamboat Springs; the aircraft was destroyed, and two of the 22 occupants died of injuries sustained in the crash.[1]
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This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Transportation Safety Board.
- ^ "Rocky Mountain Airways, Inc., DeHavilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, N25RM, Near Steamboat Springs, Colorado, December 4, 1978" (PDF). National Transportation Safety Board. 3 May 1979. Retrieved 29 August 2018.