# Accident 20050917021139A: Denigh 100D2, Hudson, CO, September 17, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2005
- Place: Hudson, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0832° N, 104.6200° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hudson, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0832&lon=-104.6200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N197D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N197D-2006-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Denight Ronald A 100D2 (registry code 05613L5, https://openairdocs.org/model/denight-ronald-a-100d2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DENIGH 100D2
- Reported engine: LYC O290*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 3,960 total, 2,128 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050917021139A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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