# Accident 20160302002219A: Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000, Palmer Lake, CO, March 2, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 2016, 08:01 local time
- Place: Palmer Lake, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1175° N, 104.9100° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1175&lon=-104.9100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6464, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6464-2016-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000 (registry code 2621802, https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-travel-air-4000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680-4P-B4 (registry code 41542, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680-4p-b4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTISS WRIGHT TRAVEL AIR 4000
- Reported engine: LYCOMING R680-4P-B4
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160302002219A

## Narrative

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

ON 03/02/2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 0801 MST, N6464 A RESTRICTED CATEGORY CURTISS WRIGHT TRAVEL AIR 4000 AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AFTER IMPACTING TERRAIN INCURRING A POST CRASH FIRE NEAR PALMER LAKE, COLORADO.  THE TWO OCCUPANTS ABOARD SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.  WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC).

## 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 CEN16FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA116), Mar 2, 2016: Curtiss Wright Travel AIR 4000 (N6464), Palmer Lake, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed while maneuvering at low altitude in strong gusting winds, which resulted in exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and an…

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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