# Accident 20260821013229A: Cessna T206H, Marble, CO, August 21, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2026, 17:23 local time
- Place: Marble, CO
- Airport: Marble Airstrip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0747° N, 107.2133° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0747&lon=-107.2133&mi=10
- Aircraft: N464PM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N464PM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T206H (registry code 2073303, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t206h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T206H
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 886 total, 704 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA300) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260821013229A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 21, 2026 A CESSNA 206 CLIPPED A TREE WHEN ON APPROACH TO LAND AT MARBLE AIRSTRIP. THE CONDITIONS AT THE TIME INCLUDED GUSTING WIND WITH CHANGING PREVAILING DIRECTION.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. THE LONE SOUL ON BOARD SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES

## 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 CEN26LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA300), Aug 21, 2026: Cessna T206H (N464PM), Marble, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the final approach in variable and gusting wind conditions. Contributing to the accident were localized wind effects associated with…

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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