# Accident 20080517848059A: Dhav DH112VENOM, Hudson, CO, May 17, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2008, 12:00 local time
- Place: Hudson, CO
- Airport: Platte Valley Airpark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1172° N, 104.6847° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1172&lon=-104.6847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21MJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21MJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DH112 VENOM (registry code 2800422, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dh112-venom) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DH112VENOM
- Reported engine: RROYCE GHOST
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080517848059A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED HE MADE A PASS FROM WEST TO EAST AT PLATTE VALLEY AIRPORT.  ON CLIMB-OUT, THE ENGINE FLAMED OUT.  THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE, IT RAN FOR APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER 5 SECONDS BEFORE A SECOND FINAL FLAMEOUT.  THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND WITH THE GEAR DOWN IN AN ALFALFA FIELD TO THE WEST WITH APPROXIMATELY 5-10 KNOTS OF NORTHLY CROSS WIND.  THE PILOT SUCCESSFULLY APPROACHED UNDER A SET OF POWERLINES AND OVER A FENCE AT APPROXIMATELY 150 KTS SLOWING TO 125 KTS FOR TOUCHDOWN. (PHOTO #1) THE ALFALFA FIELD HAD 3 CROSSING DITCHES 2 OF WHICH THE PILOT SUCCESSFULLY HOPPED OVER.  THE THIRD DITCH CONTACTED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR SHEARING IT OFF AND FORCING THE AIRCRAFT TO SKID TO STOP. (PHOTO #2) THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND A POST CRASH FIRE DESTROYED THE AIRPLANE. (PHOTOS # 3-6).

## 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 DEN08LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA090), May 17, 2008: DeHavilland DH112 Venom (N21MJ), Hudson, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for reasons undetermined. Contributing to the damage of the airplane were the three ditches and the lack of suitable terrain for a forced 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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