# Accident 20040612014109A: Hspavn HA200, Pueblo, CO, June 12, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2004, 07:17 local time
- Place: Pueblo, CO
- Airport: Pueblo Memorial Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2833° N, 104.5053° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2833&lon=-104.5053&mi=10
- Aircraft: N611HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N611HA-2007-04-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hispano Aviacion HA-200 SAETA (registry code 4380115, https://openairdocs.org/model/hispano-aviacion-ha-200-saeta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca MARBORE IIC (registry code 60004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-marbore-iic) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HSPAVN HA200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,178 total, 29 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040612014109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N611HA, AN HA-200 SAETA JET DEPARTED THE PUEBLO MEMORIAL AIRPORT AT 07:17 AM MDT WITH MR. TIMOTHY A. NELSON AS PILOT IN COMMAND AND SOLE OCCUPANT. TWO STILL PICTURES OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE TAKEN BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CO-OWNER AND FIANCE. THE FIRST SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT JUST AFTER LIFT OFF WITH THE GEAR IN THE RETRACTION CYCLE. THE SECOND SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT IN A STEEP LEFT BANK. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES THE AIRCRAFT MADE A STEEP LEFT BANK SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF AND CONTINUED TO ROLL WITH THE NOSE TURNING DOWNWARD IMPACTING IN A FIELD ON COUNTY PROPERTY SOUTH OF RUNWAY 26R AND WEST OF RUNWAY 17. ACCORDING TO MR. VAN LIERE, INSTRUCTOR AND HOLDER OF AN LOOA IN THE HA-200 SAETA, THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 200-300 FEET AT THAT POINT WITH AN ESTIMATED AIRSPEED OF 130 TO 140 MPH. MR. VAN LIERE STATED A SPEED OF 180 WOULD HAVE BEEN REQUIRED TO SUSTAIN A HARD PULL AT A BANK ANGLE OF 60 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT EXPLODED ON IMPACT AND POST CRASH FIRE CONSUMED MUCH OF THE FUSELAGE. THE PILOT SUSTAINED NON-SURVIVABLE INJURIES. ENGINE TEAR DOWN BY NTSB AND TURBOMECA INDICATED BOTH ENGINES WERE PRODUCING POWER AT THE TIME OF IMPACT.

## 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 DEN04LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA089), Jun 12, 2004: Hispano Aviacion HA-200 (N611HA), Pueblo, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed resulting in an accelerated stall at an altitude too low for recovery. A factor was the pilot's lack of experience in the aircraft make and model.

## Other reports on N611HA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19910620032119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910620032119I), Jun 20, 1991: Hspavn HA200 (N611HA), St Augustine, FL, Minor damage. Aileron problem in flight. Right gear bushing retainer nut loose and lodged in aileron control. Not airworthy.

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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