# Accident 20110713013909A: Darrow Stephen AL-6, Peyton, CO, July 13, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2011, 11:50 local time
- Place: Peyton, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9397° N, 104.5386° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9397&lon=-104.5386&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61262, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61262-2020-12-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Darrow Stephen AL-6 (registry code 05605HW, https://openairdocs.org/model/darrow-stephen-al-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DARROW STEPHEN AL-6
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA490](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA490) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110713013909A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 13, 2011, AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, N61262, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING NEAR MEADOW LAKE AIRPORT.  ONE PERSON ON BOARD WITH NO INJURIES.  VMC WEATHER CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME.

## 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 CEN11LA490](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA490), Jul 13, 2011: Darrow Stephen AL-6 (N61262), Peyton, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during the descent for reasons that could not be determined because a thorough examination of the engine could not be completed due to the remote accident site.

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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