# Accident 20260306002339A: COLUMBIA AIRCRAFT MFg LC41-550FG, Albuqueruqe, NM, March 6, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2026, 11:36 local time
- Place: Albuqueruqe, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0826° N, 106.5410° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0826&lon=-106.5410&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2516S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2516S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG (registry code 5150011, https://openairdocs.org/model/columbia-aircraft-mfg-lc41-550fg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-550-C (registry code 17246, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COLUMBIA AIRCRAFT MFg LC41-550FG
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-550-C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 714 total, 38 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26FA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260306002339A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 6TH AT APPROX 1136 MST A COLOMBIA 400 SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN ALBUQUERQUE NEW MEXICO. THE PLANE WAS ON AN ACTIVE IFR PLAN FROM KICT TO KABQ. THE PILOT WAS SERIOSLY INJURED AND LATER EXPIRED THE PASSENGER WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED AS A PART 91 FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT KICT AT APPROX 0922 KCST AND FLEW AT 12000 FT UNTIL ITS DECENT INTO ABQ AT APPROX 1127. THE PILOT REPORTED ENGINE POWER LOSS AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY.AT APPROX 5 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY THE PILOT RADIOED THAT HE WAS LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO SET THE AIRCRAFT DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED TREES DURING THE ATTEMPTED LANDING ONTO A GOLF COURSE AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND SKIDED INTO ANOTHER TREE. THERE WAS NO FIRE AND MINIMAL FUEL LEAKAGE FROM DAMAGED FUEL CELLS.

## 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 WPR26FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26FA120), Mar 6, 2026: Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG (N2516S), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage, 2 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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