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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Denigh 100D2 · Hudson, CO · September 17, 2005

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Date: September 17, 2005
Place: Hudson, CO
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N197D
Reported as: Denigh 100D2
Reported engine: Lycoming O290*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,960 total2,128 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

N197DRegistration cancelled May 3, 2006 · Denight Ronald A 100D2S/N PL4-1 · Built 1981 Airframe modelDenight Ronald A 100D2 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) On September 16, 2005, approximately 0700 mountain daylight time, a denight 100D2, N197D, registered to and operated by the pilot, was destroyed when it impacted terrain during an uncontrolled descent 6 miles southeast of Hudson, Colorado. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal cross-country flight being conducted under title 14 CFR part 91 without a flight plan. The private pilot and a passenger were fatally injured. The flight originated from erie municipal airport (48V), erie, Colorado, and was enroute to bartlesville municipal airport (bvo), bartlesville, Oklahoma. The wreckage was located in a weld county field near the intersection of county roads 4 and 55. Preliminary on scene investigation by FAA disclosed an impact mark 15 feet from the main wreckage. There was no scar in between. The airplane rested on the ground in a flat attitude with some twisting of the fuselage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2005, APPROXIMATELY 0700 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A DENIGHT 100D2, N197D, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HUDSON, COLORADO. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND A PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ERIE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (48V), ERIE, COLORADO, AND WAS ENROUTE TO BARTLESVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (BVO), BARTLESVILLE, OKLAHOMA. THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED IN A WELD COUNTY FIELD NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROADS 4 AND 55. PRELIMINARY ON SCENE INVESTIGATION BY FAA DISCLOSED AN IMPACT MARK 15 FEET FROM THE MAIN WRECKAGE. THERE WAS NO SCAR IN BETWEEN. THE AIRPLANE RESTED ON THE GROUND IN A FLAT ATTITUDE WITH SOME TWISTING OF THE FUSELAGE.