- Date
- February 11, 1991, 17:26 local (Feb 12, 1991, 00:26 UTC)
- Place
- Yampa, CO
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8014ZCessna U206
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910211003629A
- Case key
- 18013
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Probable cause
Inadvertent accelerated stall by the pilot in command while attempting a turn in close proximity to terrain. A factor was the high altitude.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
While flying passengers to view some mountain property for potential purchase, the pilot attempted a turn at 10,600 feet MSL and approximately 100 feet above mountainous terrain. The aircraft entered an accelerated stall and impacted on the side of a mountain into a pine forest. The ELT activated; however, due to mountain reflection of the signal, the crash was not located for approximately 20 hours.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8014Z
- Reported as
- Cessna U206
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U206-0414
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-A, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Dls Contractors, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Dls Contractors, Inc.
- Departed
- EGE · Eagle, CO
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 587 total · 443 in this make and model · 412 as pilot in command · 53 in the last 90 days · 16 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- EGE, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.