THE DTSB
Pending. The accident pilots were returning from an aerial mapping mission near Grand Junction, and were in level cruise at approximately 10,500 feet MSL when the aircraft appears to have flown directly into the terrain.
C-FITAQP: 7) TERRAIN COLLISION
Cessna T-206H | N919CW
- DTSB analysis published
Key facts
- DateSeptember 3, 2026
- Local time3:20 PM
- LightDay
- WeatherVMC
- Phase of flightEnroute
- People on board2
- Fatalities2
Accident Location
- City, State
- Dolores Peak, Colorado
- Latitude
- 37.852886
- Longitude
- -108.083083
Aircraft Info
- N Number
- N919CW
- Make
- Cessna
- Model
- T-206H
- Category / Class
- Aircraft Single Engine Land
- Amateur Built
- No
Pilot Info
- Pilot in command
- Ramirez, Randy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 34
- Certification
- Commercial Pilot
- IFR rating
- Yes
- Medical
- 1st Class Medical
- Flight school
- No
- Instructional flight
- No
Analysis
- Weather
- VMC
- Time of day
- Day
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Pilot error
- Yes
- Pilot incapacitation
- No
- People on board
- 2
- PIC fatality
- 1
- Passenger fatalities
- 1
- Total fatalities
- 2
- NTSB travel
- Unknown
- AQP category
- 7) TERRAIN COLLISION →
Probable Cause
NTSB
None yet (final report not yet published).
Recommendation
THE DTSB
Pending.
NTSB
None issued. NTSB recommendations are rare and usually tied to high-profile accidents.
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