# Accident 20260213001439A: Epic Aircraft LLC E1000, Steamboat Sprin, CO, February 13, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 2026, 00:39 local time
- Place: Steamboat Sprin, CO
- Airport: Steamboat Springs/Bob Adams Fi
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4620° N, 106.8489° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4620&lon=-106.8489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98FK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98FK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Epic E1000 (registry code 3390119, https://openairdocs.org/model/epic-e1000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67A (registry code 52207, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-67a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EPIC AIRCRAFT LLC E1000
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-67A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot, student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26FA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260213001439A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REQUESTED THE RNAV APPROACH DUE TO SCATTERED CLOUDS; THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR THE RNAV APPROACH TO KSBS AND JOINED AT TILLI. THE PILOT FOLLOWED THE RNAV Z APPROACH. AFTER PASSING WDCHK AT 9100, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ITS DESCENT ALONG THE GLIDE PATH, IMPACTING THE SOUTH SIDE OF QUARRY MOUNTAIN AT AN ELEVATION OF APPROXIMATELY 8150’. THE IMPACT RESULTED IN AIRCRAFT BEING DESTROYED AND 4 FATALITIES, 1 PILOT AND 3 PASSENGERS.

## 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 CEN26FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26FA115), Feb 13, 2026: Epic E1000 (N98FK), Steamboat Springs, CO, substantial damage, 4 fatal, investigation ongoing

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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