# Accident 19930808027849A: Colt 240A, Woody Creek, CO, August 8, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1993, 08:00 local time
- Place: Woody Creek, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2800° N, 106.8991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2800&lon=-106.8991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N748TC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N748TC-2013-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer 240A (registry code 2301225, https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-colt-airborne-amer-240a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COLT 240A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,054 total, 56 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN93FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93FA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930808027849A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENCOUNTERED HIGH WIND. DURING PRECAUTIONARY HARD LANDING PILOT WAS THROWN FROM THE BASKET. PASSENGER INJURED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN93FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93FA101), Aug 8, 1993: Thunder and Colt 240A (N748TC), Woody Creek, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN INFLIGHT ENCOUNTER WITH HIGH WINDS WHICH REQUIRED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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