# NTSB WPR27FA033: Stewart Daniel E RV-6, N691DS, Como, MT, November 4, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 3 · Field · Investigation open
- Date: November 4, 2026, 15:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place: Como, MT
- Location: 46.0896° N, 114.1754° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Como, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0896&lon=-114.1754&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- NTSB case key (mKey): 204130
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR27FA033
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/204130/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR27FA033

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Initial climb: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event); cases with it: [Stewart Daniel E RV-6, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md?model=05608ME), [All aircraft, 1,075 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N691DS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N691DS), registered now, S/N 20199 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STEWART DANIEL E RV-6
- Registry model: [Stewart Daniel E RV-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/stewart-daniel-e-rv-6) (registry code 05608ME) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Nelson Travis K

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.

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