# NTSB CEN26LA300: Cessna T206H, N464PM, Marble, CO, August 21, 2026 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: August 21, 2026, 15:12 local (21:12 UTC) - Place: Marble, CO - Coordinates: 39.074677, -107.21334 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0747&lon=-107.2133&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report October 1, 2026 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 203663 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN26LA300 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203663/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=203663 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA300 ## 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 mountainous terrain and with nearby convective activity. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: crosswind correction](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062030): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T206H, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062030/cases.md?model=2073303), [All aircraft, 184 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062030/cases.md) - [Info processing/decision: identification/recognition](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041510): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T206H, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041510/cases.md?model=2073303), [All aircraft, 559 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041510/cases.md) - [Terrain: mountainous/hilly terrain](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021010): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Response/compensation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T206H, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021010/cases.md?model=2073303), [All aircraft, 329 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021010/cases.md) - [Wind: variable wind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034025): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Ability to respond/compensate (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T206H, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034025/cases.md?model=2073303), [All aircraft, 113 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034025/cases.md) - [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Contributed to outcome (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T206H, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=2073303), [All aircraft, 1,199 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T206H, 17 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2073303), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna T206H, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=2073303), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Landing: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna T206H, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2073303), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis During an approach to a grass airstrip in mountainous terrain, the airplane encountered variable and gusting wind conditions near the runway environment. The initial attempt to land on runway 27 resulted in a go-around after the airplane encountered an estimated 17 knot tailwind. The pilot then maneuvered the airplane for a landing on runway 09. The pilot reported that the airplane was stabilized on final approach to runway 09 with full flaps and an airspeed of about 65 knots. During short final a gust from the right displaced the airplane left of the runway centerline. The pilot was unable to correct for the displacement before the left wing struck trees adjacent to the runway which resulted in a loss of control and impact with terrain. The pilot reported that this was his first flight into the airstrip. A witness reported that wind conditions increased from calm to about 15 knots gusting to 25 knots during the airplane's initial approach to runway 27 and that thunder was audible in the vicinity of the airstrip. The witness observed the airplane left of the intended approach path before it struck trees north of the runway centerline. Weather review shows active convective activity near the accident site, including a convective SIGMET for thunderstorms over the state. Radar imagery at the time of the accident depicted precipitation echoes about 6 miles southeast of the airstrip. Although the forecast winds aloft were light, localized effects associated with nearby convective activity, including turbulence, downdrafts, outflow winds, and rapidly changing wind conditions, likely existed near the airstrip at the time of the accident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, both wings, and the empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N464PM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N464PM), registered now, S/N T20608053, built 1999 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA T206H - Registry model: [Cessna T206H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t206h) (registry code 2073303) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: T20608053 - Year built: 1999 - Airframe hours: 1891.1 - Engines: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER 310 horsepower turbo prop - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Hnd Properties LLC - Registered owner: Hnd Properties LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 6, 2026 - Departed: KMTJ, Montrose, CO - Destination: Marble, CO - Airport: 058, Marble Airstrip, runway 090, 3,600 × 75 ft, grass/turf - Equipment: Electronic multifunction display, Electronic primary flight display, Onboard weather, Stall warning system, ADS-B, Auto-pilot, Electronic flight bag or handheld device ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 58; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 885.5 total, 703.8 in this make and model, 794.8 as pilot in command, 4.9 in the last 90 days, 2.3 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 28 °F - Altimeter: 30.30 inHg - Observed at: KASE, 18 nm away - METAR: METAR KASE 212053Z 10SM CLR 31/M02 A3041 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW SLP143 T03111017 58024 ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20260821013229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260821013229A), Aug 21, 2026: Cessna T206H, Marble, CO, Substantial damage. 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… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 1, 2026, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=203663. 14.2 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 11.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20861750&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20Form%20combined_%20Redacted_image-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 1.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20862655&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=On%20scene%20pictures-Rel.pdf - Memorandum for record a�� telephone interview, pilot (item 3, PDF, 2 pages, 100 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20862665&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=MOM%20Pilot%20Interview_original_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Memorandum for record a�� telephone interview, witness (item 4, PDF, 2 pages, 1.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20862375&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Witness%20Interview%20-Original_image_Redacted_1-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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