# Accident 20150106000249A: Michael Burton CALIDUS, Glade Park, CO, January 6, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 2015, 17:26 local time
- Place: Glade Park, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0806° N, 108.5592° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0806&lon=-108.5592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50NE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50NE-2020-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Michael Burton CALIDUS (registry code 05633B9, https://openairdocs.org/model/michael-burton-calidus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912 series (registry code 55569, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MICHAEL BURTON CALIDUS
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,691 total, 126 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15CA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150106000249A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MONTROSE COLORADO AT APPROX 1630, HEADING TOWARD SPANISH FORK UTAH IN A NORTH WEST DIRECTION. ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, COULD SEE HE WASNT GOING TO MAKE IT, TURNED AWAY FROM THE RIDGE, STRUCK TREES AND CRASHED

## 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 CEN15CA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA128), Jan 6, 2015: Burton Calidus (N50NE), Grand Junction, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with terrain that was along the planned route of flight.

## Other reports on N50NE (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20160520024549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160520024549A), May 20, 2016: Michael Burton CALIDUS (N50NE), Fruitland, UT, Substantial damage. On a VFR flight the aircraft collided with mountainous terrain. The cross-country flight departed duchesne, Utah about 30 minutes prior to the accident with a…

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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