# Accident 20100213034249A: Cessna 680, Denver, CO, February 13, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 2010, 08:30 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: Z5FA
- Location: 39.6389° N, 106.9094° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6389&lon=-106.9094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N606CS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N606CS-2015-07-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 680 (registry code 2076811, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-680) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW300 series (registry code 52128, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 680
- Reported engine: P & W PW300 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 26,300 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100213034249A

## Narrative

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

AT FLIGHT LEVEL 180 AIRCRAFT EXPERINCED SEVERE TURBULENCE.

## 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 CEN10LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA204), Feb 13, 2010: Cessna 680 (N606CS), Eagle, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s encounter with localized severe to extreme mountain wave turbulence which resulted in substantial damage to both wings.

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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