Overview
- The single‑engine turboprop went down shortly after 12:19 a.m. on the south‑facing slope near the summit during an approach to Bob Adams Airport about three miles away.
- ADS‑B data and officials indicate the aircraft had departed Kansas City’s Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport bound for Steamboat Springs.
- Search and rescue teams recovered all four occupants, and the Routt County Coroner is working to identify the victims and notify families.
- The NTSB and FAA have secured the steep, remote crash area, with access restricted while investigators proceed.
- FAA records list the 2024 Epic E1000, tail number N98FK, as registered to ALS Aviation LLC of Franklin, Tennessee, and weather at the time featured light winds with broken to overcast layers and 5–10 miles visibility.