# Accident 20230506010839A: Pool Fletcher M POOL-CESSNA, Victor, CO, May 6, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2023, 12:30 local time
- Place: Victor, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6506° N, 105.0871° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6506&lon=-105.0871&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15188, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15188-2025-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pool Fletcher M POOL-CESSNA (registry code 05631OD, https://openairdocs.org/model/pool-fletcher-m-pool-cessna) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17045, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: POOL FLETCHER M POOL-CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, sport pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230506010839A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 6, 2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 MDT, A POOL FLETCHER M EXPERIMENTAL EXHIBITION AIRCRAFT, MODEL POOL-CESSNA LOST POWER CAUSING A HIGH ANGLE IMPACT WITH THE TERRAINE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE TREES CAUSING IT TO ROTATE AND LAND ON ITS TOP. RIGHT WING AND ELEVATOR REMAINED IN TREES. ALL CONTENTS OF THE CABIN, FLIGHT CONTROLS, AND GAUGES WERE DESTROYED. PROPELLOR BLADES WERE NOT BENT OR TWISTED INDICATING THE ENGINE WAS NOT DELIVERING POWER. NO EVIDENCE THAT FLIGHT CONTROL CABLES WERE COMPROMISED PRIOR TO CRASH. THERE WERE FOUR OCCUPANTS ON BOARD WITH FOUR FATALITIES. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION.

## 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 CEN23FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA174), May 6, 2023: Pool Cessna R172 (N15188), Victor, CO, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to follow established mountain flying guidance, which resulted in a loss of control and impact with trees and mountainous terrain. Contributing to the accident was the airplane’s…

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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