2021 Colorado mid-air collision

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2021 Colorado mid-air collision
Key Lime Air Flight 970 · BB CO LLC N416DJ

Accident
Date	12 May 2021 (12 May 2021)
Summary	Mid-air collision on final approach to parallel runways
Site	Cherry Creek State Park, Arapahoe County, Colorado 39°37′30″N 104°51′07″W / 39.62500°N 104.85194°W / 39.62500; -104.85194
Total fatalities	0
Total injuries	0
Total survivors	3
First aircraft
A Key Lime Air Swearingen SA226 Metroliner similar to the aircraft involved in the crash
Type	Swearingen SA226TC Metroliner
Operator	Key Lime Air
IATA flight No.	KG970
ICAO flight No.	LYM970
Call sign	KEY LIME 970
Registration	N280KL
Flight origin	Harriet Alexander Field, Salida, Colorado
Destination	Centennial Airport, Colorado
Occupants	1
Crew	1
Fatalities	0
Injuries	0
Survivors	1
Second aircraft
N416DJ, the Cirrus SR22 GTS G5 carbon involved in the accident
Type	Cirrus SR22 GTS G5
Operator	private flight owned by BB CO LLC
Call sign	NOVEMBER 416 DELTA JULIET
Registration	N416DJ
Flight origin	Centennial Airport, Colorado
Destination	Centennial Airport, Colorado
Occupants	2
Passengers	1
Crew	1
Fatalities	0
Injuries	0
Survivors	2

On 12 May 2021, Key Lime Air Flight 970, a Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner operating a chartered cargo flight from Salida to Centennial, Colorado collided in mid-air with a private Cirrus SR22. Despite having sustained severe damage, the Swearingen Metroliner managed to land safely while the Cirrus SR22 deployed its CAPS system and safely parachuted to the ground. All three occupants on board both aircraft survived uninjured.