# Incident 20250813011399I: Berthoud, CO, August 13, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2025, 09:15 local time
- Place: Berthoud, CO
- Airport: Pond'S Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
- Location: 40.2650° N, 105.1367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at POND'S FLD (CD39), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2650&lon=-105.1367&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250813011399I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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