# Accident 20160824007179A: Stemme Gmbh & Co S10-VT, Telluride, CO, August 24, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2016, 14:39 local time
- Place: Telluride, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8933° N, 107.8333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8933&lon=-107.8333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5021, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5021-2019-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stemme S10-VT (registry code 1130872, https://openairdocs.org/model/stemme-s10-vt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STEMME GMBH & CO S10-VT
- Reported engine: ROTAX 914 (SERIES)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16FA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA331) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160824007179A

## Narrative

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

24 AUG 2016: PILOT RECORDED ON TEX CAMERA SYSTEM DEPARTING AT 1315L.  REPORT OF AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT BY TELLURIDE SKI RESORT PERSONNEL ON OR ABOUT 1345.  AIRCRAFT LOCATED BY S&R DISPATCHED BY SAN MIGUEL SHERIFFS OFFICE.  PILOT IMPACTED GROUND AFTER STRIKING TREES.  AIRCRAFT DESTROYED WITH TWO FATALITIES.  AMENDMENTS TO REPORT PENDING COMPLETION OF NTSB INVESTIGATION.

## 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 CEN16FA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA331), Aug 24, 2016: Stemme S10 VT (N5021), Telluride, CO, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's encounter with a downdraft that exceeded the climb performance of the powered glider and resulted in his inability to maintain clearance from the trees. Contributing to the accident was…

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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