# Accident 20110708015189A: Pipistrel TAURUS, Durango, CO, July 8, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2011, 16:30 local time
- Place: Durango, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5025° N, 107.8142° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5025&lon=-107.8142&mi=10
- Aircraft: N261T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N261T-2017-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pipistrel TAURUS (registry code 05630YL, https://openairdocs.org/model/pipistrel-taurus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPISTREL TAURUS
- Reported engine: ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11FA465](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA465) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110708015189A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS OBSERVED MANUVERING MOMENTARILY LOW OVER THE MOUNTAINOUS GOLF COURSE AND THE ENGINE SOUNDED AS IF IT WAS RUNNING.  SHORTLY AFTER WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT IT CRASH HARD ONTO A PAVED GOLF CART PATHWAY.  WITNESS IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE SITE AND TRIED TO REVIVE THE PILOT.  THESE ATTEMPTS WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL.  THE EMTS WHO ARRIVED ON THE SCENCE WERE ALSO UNSUCCESSFUL.

## 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 CEN11FA465](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA465), Jul 8, 2011: Pipistrel Taurus (N261T), Durango, CO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control during the off-airport landing in strong winds, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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