Cessna T207A N207GR

Summary

On 9 September 2005 at about 13:30 local time, a Cessna T207A registered N207GR was involved in an accident near Telluride, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 September 2005 at 13:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Telluride, Colorado, United States

Coordinates

37.9536, -107.9083

Aircraft

Cessna T207A

Registration

N207GR

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Telluride → Montrose

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN05CA136

1 person had minor injuries.

the pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision and failure to maintain aircraft control. Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall, and the rising terrain and encounter with downdrafts.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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While attempting to climb over rising terrain, the airplane encountered downdrafts, stalled, and impacted terrain. The pilot flew the airplane at an altitude of 10,600 feet msl toward the leeward side of a ridge after departure from the local airport. The pilot reported the airplane had a "good rate of climb" until reaching the ridge line and then encountered downdrafts. Upon reaching the ridge, the airplane stopped climbing and began a descent. The pilot raised the nose of the airplane in an attempt to clear the ridge and he heard the stall warning horn. Subsequently, the airplane stalled and impacted terrain approximately 200 feet below the ridge line.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.