Cessna P206 accident near Howard, CO
On June 5, 2000, a Cessna P206 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Howard, CO. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 5, 2000
- Place
- Howard, CO
- Aircraft
- Cessna P206 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.450°N, 105.841°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X21199
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 5, 2000, at 1417 mountain daylight time, a Cessna P206, N2577X, registered to the pilot, was destroyed when it collided with terrain while maneuvering approximately 2 miles northeast of Howard, Colorado. The commercial pilot and his passenger (spouse) were fatally injured. A pet dog was also fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a VFR flight plan had been filed for the personal flight being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated from Gunnison, Colorado, approximately 1400. According to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) documents, the pilot telephoned the Denver Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) at 1141 and filed a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan from Gunnison, Colorado, to Oakley, Kansas, and then received a standard weather briefing. According to the flight plan, 135 knots would be the true airspeed, and the initial cruising altitude would be 11,500 feet. The pilot said he would depart Gunnison at 1400, fly direct to Lamar, Colorado, then direct to Oakley. Estimated time en route was 3 hours, and there was 4 hours of fuel on board. At 1402, the pilot contacted the Denver AFSS via radio and told them he had departed Gunnison on the hour, and requested that his flight plan be activated. This was the last known contact with the airplane. Two witnesses (husband and wife, a student and low flight time private pilot, respectively) reported seeing what they believed was the accident airplane. They were sitting on their deck when they observed an airplane flying straight and level over the ri
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. A factor was a thunderstorm.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
