# Accident 19910211003629A: Cessna U206, Yampa, CO, February 11, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1991, 17:26 local time
- Place: Yampa, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1496° N, 106.8991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1496&lon=-106.8991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8014Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8014Z-1993-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206 (registry code 2073306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 587 total, 443 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910211003629A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STRUCK TREES ON RISING TERRAIN NEAR MOUNTAIN TOP. NO INDICATION MECHANICAL OR WEATHER PROBLEMS. IMPACT AT 10600 MSL

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN91FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA042), Feb 12, 1991: Cessna U206 (N8014Z), Yampa, CO, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: INADVERTENT ACCELERATED STALL BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND WHILE ATTEMPTING A TURN IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO TERRAIN. A FACTOR WAS THE HIGH ALTITUDE.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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