# Accident 20230805014309A: Nanchang China CJ-6A, Peyton, CO, August 5, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2023, 12:06 local time
- Place: Peyton, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9649° N, 104.5662° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9649&lon=-104.5662&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4184G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4184G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nanchang China CJ-6A (registry code 056183N, https://openairdocs.org/model/nanchang-china-cj-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NANCHANG CHINA CJ-6A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23FA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA349) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230805014309A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 05, 2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 1205 MDT AN AIRCRAFT CRASHED ROUGHLY ONE MILE NORTH OF MEADOW LAKE AIRPORT (FLY), COLORADO RESULTING IN FATAL INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT.  THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ONBOARD AND NO PERSONS, VEHICLES OR STRUCTURES WERE IMPACTED ON THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT AND PERFORMED MULTIPLE OVERHEAD PATTERNS WITH ANOTHER AIRCRAFT FOR A GATHERING OF PEOPLE AT FLY.  WITNESSES STATED THAT THE PILOT LATER APPEARED TO ATTEMPT A CLIMBING BARREL ROLL MANEUVER AT APPROXIMATELY 500-700 FT AGL AND APPARENTLY ENTERED A STALL/SPIN ABOUT HALFWAY THRU AND FAILED TO RECOVER BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND.  POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE WAS PROVIDING POWER TO THE PROPELLER AT THE TIME OF IMPACT (TWISTED PROPELLER BLADE AND HUB ASSEMBLY).  ALL MAJOR AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS WERE LOCATED AT THE SCENE AND THE AIRCRAFT HAD FUEL REMAINING ONBOARD.  THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF PRE OR POST IMPACT FIRE.  NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WERE EVIDENT THAT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT AND FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED.  THE AIRCRAFT COCKPIT, FUSELAGE AND TAIL SECTION CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 160 FT EAST OF THE INITIAL IMPACT AND ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF A POND.  BOTH WINGS CAME TO REST NEAR A LARGE TREE IMPACTED BY THE AIRCRAFT ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE POND.  THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER ASSEMBLY WERE FOUND IN THE WESTERN HALF OF THE POND.

THE ADS-B OUT TRANSMITTED DURING A PREVIOUS FLIGHT THAT DAY HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT TRANSMITTING DURING THIS ENTIRE FLIGHT.  DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE, IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE IF THE ADS-B SYSTEM WAS INTENTIONALLY DEACTIVATED OR HAD MALFUNCTIONED.  AUTOPSY AND TOXICOLOGY RESULTS ARE STILL PENDING AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

## 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 CEN23FA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA349), Aug 5, 2023: Nanchang China CJ-6A (N4184G), Peyton, CO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while intentionally maneuvering in a steep bank at low altitude, which resulted in an accelerated aerodynamic stall/spin and…

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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