# Accident 20000605007219A: Cessna P206, Howard, CO, June 5, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2000, 14:17 local time
- Place: Howard, CO
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4503° N, 105.8409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4503&lon=-105.8409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2577X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2577X-2000-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P206 (registry code 2073304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00FA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000605007219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) FLIGHT SERVICE ACTIVATED FLIGHT PLAN AT 1403 UPON AIRCRAFTS DEPARTURE FROM GUC. THE WATCH OF THE PILOT'S WIFE STOPPED AT 1417. NTSB AND FAA INVESTIGATION OF ACCIDENT SITE REVEALS THAT AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A VERY HIGH RATE OF SPEED AS EVIDENCED BY SEVERE DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AND OCCUPANTS. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A VERY LARGE BOULDER NOSE DOWN AND LEFT WING SLIGHTLY LOW. THUNDERSTORMS WERE REPORTED IN AREA HOWEVER NO SPECIFIC IVIDENCE TO INDICATE WEATHER WAS A CONTRIBUTING CAUSE OF ACCIDENT. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AT THE 8150 FOOT LEVEL. ALL MAJOR AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS WERE ACCOUNTED FOR AND EXAMINATION OF PROPELLER REVEALED EXTENSIVE ROTATIONAL DAMAGE. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, ONE PASSENGER (SPOUSE), AND A PET DOG WERE FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 DEN00FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00FA104), Jun 5, 2000: Cessna P206 (N2577X), Howard, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. A factor was a thunderstorm.

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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