What happened
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(-23) On August 7, 2006, approximately 1030 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-28R-201, N6506C, piloted by an airline transport pilot, was destroyed when it collided with mountainous terrain during a forced landing 16 miles northwest of Salida, Colorado, near the community of maysville, Colorado. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The business cross-country flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot was fatally injured and his passenger was seriously injured. The flight originated at Salida, Colorado, approximately 09:45 and was enroute to milford, Utah. Preliminary investigation indicates the right wing struck a pine tree that severed the outboard 10 feet. The airplane impacted rocky terrain, inverted, and skidded to a halt. The landing gear was down and the flaps were up. On his approach to monarch pass the pilot turned one valley too soon and flew up north fork valley. This valley ends up in a blind canyon with mountain ridges on all sides with elevations of over 13,000 feet.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 7, 2006, APPROXIMATELY 1030 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28R-201, N6506C, PILOTED BY AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN DURING A FORCED LANDING 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF SALIDA, COLORADO, NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF MAYSVILLE, COLORADO. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE BUSINESS CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND HIS PASSENGER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SALIDA, COLORADO, APPROXIMATELY 09:45 AND WAS ENROUTE TO MILFORD, UTAH. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION INDICATES THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A PINE TREE THAT SEVERED THE OUTBOARD 10 FEET. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED ROCKY TERRAIN, INVERTED, AND SKIDDED TO A HALT. THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND THE FLAPS WERE UP. ON HIS APPROACH TO MONARCH PASS THE PILOT TURNED ONE VALLEY TOO SOON AND FLEW UP NORTH FORK VALLEY. THIS VALLEY ENDS UP IN A BLIND CANYON WITH MOUNTAIN RIDGES ON ALL SIDES WITH ELEVATIONS OF OVER 13,000 FEET.
NTSB investigation
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