# Accident 19960325039339A: Colt COLT180A, Hartsel, CO, March 25, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1996, 09:43 local time
- Place: Hartsel, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0201° N, 105.8001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0201&lon=-105.8001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N767TC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N767TC-2013-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer COLT 180A (registry code 2301219, https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-colt-airborne-amer-colt-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COLT COLT180A
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96FA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960325039339A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED UPHILL LANDING. VENTED. HIT ROCK. EJECTED ALL BUT 1 PASSENGER. CAUGHT FIRE. RESCUED PASSENGER. ROSE ON FIRE

## 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 FTW96FA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA156), Mar 25, 1996: Thunder and Colt 180A (N767TC), Hartsel, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain on which to make a landing. The rocky terrain was a related factor.

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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