Cessna T206H accident near Dunton, CO
On September 3, 2026, a Cessna T206H (airplane) was involved in an accident near Dunton, CO. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 3, 2026
- Place
- Dunton, CO
- Aircraft
- Cessna T206H · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.855°N, 108.078°W
- NTSB ID
- 20260904203733
NTSB summary
On September 3, 2026, about 1518 mountain daylight time, a Cessna T206H airplane, N919CW, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Dunton, Colorado. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The flight was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 aerial survey flight. According to the operator the pilot and camera operator departed Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) Grand Junction, Colorado, completed their survey work and were returning to Belen Regional Airport (BRG) Belen, New Mexico, about 300 nautical miles south-southeast. The pilot was receiving VFR flight following from Denver Center and had been advised radio coverage may be intermitted due to the mountainous terrain. Review of preliminary automatic dependent system broadcast (ADS-B) data revealed the airplane departed GJT about 1341 and conducted aerial survey operations for about 45 minutes and then proceeded southeast between about 8,500 to 10,900 ft mean sea level (msl). The pilot’s route of flight took them slightly east of Dolores Peak, a 13,289 ft mountain with a ridgeline that extends from the peak to the east. On the flight earlier in the day from BRG to GJT the airplane passed over a ridgeline about 1.5 miles east of Dolores Peak, about 500 ft above ground level (agl). As the airplane approached Dolores Peak on the return flight, about 2 minutes from the ridgeline the airplane was about 500 ft agl and 101 knots. About 1 minute later and 1 mile from the accident site the airplane was 50 ft agl and 80 knots. At 1518 the airplane made a slight right turn and impac
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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.
