Sukhoi SU-26MX N26KP

Summary

On 30 September 2000 at about 20:05 local time, a Sukhoi SU-26MX registered N26KP was involved in an accident near Telluride, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 September 2000 at 20:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Telluride, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Telluride Regional Apt (TEX)

Coordinates

37.9392, -107.8994

Aircraft

Sukhoi SU-26MX

Registration

N26KP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN00FA182

1 person died.

the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering, and the subsequent inadvertent stall/spin to the ground. A contributing factor was the high density altitude weather condition.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was to perform aerobatics at an air show at a high altitude airport (density altitude 12,441 feet). He was cleared to takeoff and exit the airport traffic area (he was not cleared to perform any aerobatic maneuvers). The pilot flew down the runway at 75 to 100 feet. At midfield, he pulled his airplane up to vertical, and at 500 feet agl, the airplane began to tumble. The airplane entered a spin and impacted terrain. Examination of the airplane revealed no evidence of preimpact anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.