# Accident 20130904016709A: Cessna T207, Colorado Spring, CO, September 4, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2013, 07:55 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport: Colorado Springs Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8058° N, 104.7008° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8058&lon=-104.7008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N211AS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N211AS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T207 (registry code 2073612, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t207) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T207
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 18 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA539](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA539) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130904016709A

## Narrative

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

ON 09/04/2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 0755 MDT, N211AS A CESSNA 207 AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGED AFTER IMPACTING TERRAIN JUST AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE COLORADO SPRINGS AIRPORT (KCOS). THE TWO OCCUPANTS ON BOARD SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. WEATHER WAS VMC 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 CEN13LA539](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA539), Sep 4, 2013: Cessna T207 (N211AS), Colorado Springs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to establish the proper pitch attitude and airspeed during takeoff with the engine at maximum power, which resulted in the exceedance of the airplane’s climb performance…

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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