# Accident 20060807015059A: Piper PA28R201, Salida, CO, August 7, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2006, 09:45 local time
- Place: Salida, CO
- Airport: Harriet Alexander Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6167° N, 106.3000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6167&lon=-106.3000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6506C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6506C-2008-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06FA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060807015059A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DEN06FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06FA111), Aug 7, 2006: Piper PA-28R-201 (N6506C), Salida, CO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation. Contributing factors in this accident were the pilot's lack of familiarity with the geographical area, his becoming lost/disoriented, his…

## Other reports on N6506C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870924066849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870924066849I), Sep 24, 1987: Piper PA28R201 (N6506C), San Martin, CA, Minor damage. Distracted pilot failed to lower the gear for landing during a bfr.

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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