20250813011399I

Incident · Destroyed

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Berthoud, CO · August 13, 2025

Date: August 13, 2025 · 09:15 local
Place: Berthoud, CO
Airport: Pond'S Field
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: NONE
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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On September 13th, at 915AM MDT, an ultralight on a south to north approach to a grass runway at CD39 (Pond'S Field) collided with powerlines that run adjacent to the runway. There was a resulting fire that completely detroyed the aircraft. The pilot sufferred fatal injuries. Weather reported at the time was visual metoerological conditions with calm winds.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 13TH, AT 915AM MDT, AN ULTRALIGHT ON A SOUTH TO NORTH APPROACH TO A GRASS RUNWAY AT CD39 (POND'S FIELD) COLLIDED WITH POWERLINES THAT RUN ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THERE WAS A RESULTING FIRE THAT COMPLETELY DETROYED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT SUFFERRED FATAL INJURIES. WEATHER REPORTED AT THE TIME WAS VISUAL METOEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITH CALM WINDS.