# Accident 20040206001539A: Cessna T206H, Walcott, WY, February 6, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 2004, 11:40 local time
- Place: Walcott, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6503° N, 106.5294° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6503&lon=-106.5294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51192, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51192-2006-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T206H (registry code 2073303, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t206h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T206H
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 339 total, 70 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04FA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040206001539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ENTERED MARGINAL VFR WEATHER CONDITIONS ALONG HIS ROUTE TO JAC. REQUESTED IFR CLEARANCE AND WAS UNABLE TO NAVIGATE TO THE ASSIGNED AIRWAY AND ALTITUDE TO ACTIVATE FLIGHT PLAN. AIRCRAFT STRUCK ELK MOUNTAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 10,000 FEET 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 DEN04FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04FA043), Feb 6, 2004: Cessna T206H (N51192), Walcott, WY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot not following proper IFR procedures for tracking a VOR radial while on an IFR flight plan in IMC conditions, and not maintaining clearance with terrain during cruise flight. Contributing…

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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