Cessna T206H accident near Walcott, WY
On February 6, 2004, a Cessna T206H (airplane) was involved in an accident near Walcott, WY. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 6, 2004
- Place
- Walcott, WY
- Aircraft
- Cessna T206H · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.650°N, 106.529°W
- NTSB ID
- 20040211X00180
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 6, 2004, at 1118 mountain standard time, a Cessna T206H, N51192, was destroyed when it impacted terrain during cruise flight near Walcott, Wyoming. The instrument rated private pilot was fatally injured; however, one passenger received minor injuries, and one was not injured. McAir Aviation, Broomfield, Colorado, was operating the airplane under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal, cross-country flight that originated from Broomfield, Colorado, at 1005. The pilot had been flying on a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan, but changed to an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan over Medicine Bow VOR; his destination was Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The pilot was planning to fly to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, for a ski weekend with two friends. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) records indicate that he called for forecasted weather several times on February 5, 2004, before filing a VFR flight plan. On the day of the accident, FAA records indicate that the weather was marginal VFR, subsequently the pilot delayed his departure from 0800 to 1000. The passenger in the right front seat said that initially the weather appeared "good." He said that as they flew north, the clouds got lower, and the pilot descended from 12,500 feet to 9,500 feet. As the airplane approached Medicine Bow VOR, FAA records indicate that the pilot checked weather again, and then requested an IFR clearance from FAA Air Traffic Control (ATC). While working with Denver Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC), to establish radar cont
Probable cause
The pilot not following proper IFR procedures for tracking a VOR radial while on an IFR flight plan in IMC conditions, and not maintaining clearance with terrain during cruise flight. Contributing factors were the mountain, and the cloudy weather condition.
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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.
