# Accident 20210403003759A: Magnus Aircraft LLC FUSION 212, Pine, CO, April 3, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2021, 17:30 local time
- Place: Pine, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2632° N, 105.3745° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2632&lon=-105.3745&mi=10
- Aircraft: N434MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N434MA-2025-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Magnus FUSION 212 (registry code 05635TY, https://openairdocs.org/model/magnus-fusion-212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912 series (registry code 55569, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAGNUS AIRCRAFT LLC FUSION 212
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21FA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210403003759A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 3, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 1530 MDT, N434MA A MAGNUS FUSION 212 LSA, CRASHED IN THE MOUNTAINS OUTSIDE OF DECKERS COLORADO, KILLING THE PILOT.

MINUTES BEFORE THE CRASH, THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT TRACK WAS AT 6,700' MSL OVER DECKERS, CO (ELEVATION 6,400' MSL), AN APPARENT VIOLATION OF 91.119(A)(B).  THE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND 8 MILES WEST OF DECKERS ON A MOUNTAIN SIDE AT 9,700' MSL.

## 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 CEN21FA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA177), Apr 3, 2021: Magnus Fusion 212 (N434MA), Conifer, CO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to fly at low altitude toward a mountainous canyon, and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering to avoid rising terrain, which resulted in 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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