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| Date: | Monday 11 February 1991 |
| Time: | 18:26 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna U206 |
| Owner/operator: | Dls Contractors, Inc. |
| Registration: | N8014Z |
| MSN: | U206-0414 |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Yampa, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Eagle, CO (KEGE) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
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.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN91FA042
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 21-Apr-2024 08:19 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report, ] |
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