# Accident 20120721014659A: Nanchang China CJ-6A, Walsenburg, CO, July 21, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2012, 11:00 local time
- Place: Walsenburg, CO
- Airport: Spanish Peaks Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6950° N, 104.7964° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6950&lon=-104.7964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96YK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96YK-2014-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nanchang China CJ-6A (registry code 056183N, https://openairdocs.org/model/nanchang-china-cj-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NANCHANG CHINA CJ-6A
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 475 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12FA462](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA462) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120721014659A

## Narrative

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

1800HRS, 7/21/2012, N96YK IMPACTED TERRAIN 1/2 MILE WEST OF 4V1, 2 POB, 2 FATALLY INJURED, AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANCIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 CEN12FA462](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA462), Jul 21, 2012: Nanchang China CJ-6A (N96YK), Walsenburg, CO, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while turning from base to final leg in the traffic pattern.

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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