# NTSB investigations, 2008, CO

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

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## Latest cases

- [NTSB CEN09CA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA123.md): Cessna T210M · Fort Collins, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 31, 2008 · N732YK · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's failure to select the fullest tank before landing.
- [NTSB CEN09FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09FA098.md): Piper PA-46 · Hayden, CO · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 22, 2008 · N46SB · Destroyed
  > The pilot's loss of situational awareness while maneuvering in adverse weather conditions, resulting in spatial disorientation.
- [NTSB DCA09MA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA09MA021.md): Boeing 737-524 · Denver, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Dec 21, 2008 · N18611 · Substantial damage
  > The captain’s cessation of right rudder input, which was needed to maintain directional control of the airplane, about 4 seconds before the excursion, when the airplane encountered a strong and gusty crosswind that exceeded the captain’s training and…
- [NTSB CEN09FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09FA097.md): Hawker Beechcraft 58P · Stonewall, CO · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 21, 2008 · C-GGBT · Destroyed
  > The pilot's inadvertent flight into mountain wave activity resulting in a loss of control and subsequent impact with mountainous terrain.
- [NTSB CEN09LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA075.md): Hauser U/Hauser J KIT FOX CL · Boulder, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 24, 2008 · N4JU · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine thrust due to the pilot's inadvertent activation of the propeller controls. Contributing to the accident were the non-standard propeller controls and the pilot's lack of experience in the airplane.
- [NTSB CEN09CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA067.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta II · Erie, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 19, 2008 · N221DS · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper flare during the practice autorotation which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing factors were the flight instructor's delayed remedial action and inadequate supervision.
- [NTSB CEN09CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA069.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Colorado Springs, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 18, 2008 · N905CC · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control and his failure to compensate for wind conditions. Contributing to the accident were gusting winds with a wind shear warning in effect.
- [NTSB CEN09CA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA085.md): Davis Daniel T Cozy · Monte Vista, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 15, 2008 · N149CZ · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing.
- [NTSB CEN09LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA056.md): Cessna 182M · Basalt, CO · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 11, 2008 · N71276 · Substantial damage
  > The non-instrument-rated pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in his loss of control of the airplane in flight.
- [NTSB CEN09CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA079.md): Piper PA18-150 · Colorado Springs, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 2, 2008 · N18338 · Substantial damage
  > Loss of directional control due to an encounter with a weather phenomena at rotation.
- [NTSB CEN09CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA047.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Lamar, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 1, 2008 · N3758P · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB CEN09CA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA045.md): Hartter Lenny J Bearhawk · Mack, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 1, 2008 · N3119X · Substantial damage
  > The collapse of the left main landing gear which resulted in the pilot's failure to maintain directional control.
- [NTSB CEN09LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA035.md): Cessna 172 · Broomfield, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 24, 2008 · N64055 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane, resulting in an inadvertent stall, during a landing attempt. Contributing to the accident was the gusty crosswinds.
- [NTSB CEN09LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA031.md): Cessna 180 · Whitewater, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 22, 2008 · N3389D · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > Both pilots' failure to see and avoid the other airplane. Contributing factors in this accident were the Cessna 180 pilot's attention being diverted and the Cessna 210 pilot's vision being affected by the sun glare.
- [NTSB CEN09CA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA001.md): Luscombe 8A · Greeley, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 3, 2008 · N25342 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll resulting in a ground loop. Contributing to the accident was the lack of remedial action from the flight instructor.
- [NTSB DFW08LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA238.md): Cessna R172K · Leadville, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 29, 2008 · N736LN · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's failure to maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering at low altitude.
- [NTSB DFW08FA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08FA233.md): Piper Aerostar PA-60-602P · Kremmling, CO · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 19, 2008 · N97TS · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and spin.
- [NTSB DEN08CA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA157.md): Schweizer SGS 2-33A · Boulder, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 9, 2008 · N17939 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to use the dive brake during landing resulting in a long landing and collision.
- [NTSB DFW08TA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08TA225.md): Diamond Aircraft Industries DA-20-C-1 · Pueblo, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Sep 8, 2008 · N939DA · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's inability to maintain aircraft control due to an encounter with wake turbulence from a preceding larger aircraft. Contributing to the accident was the instructor pilot's failure to intervene.
- [NTSB DEN08LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA153.md): Cessna 210 · Pagosa Springs, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 7, 2008 · N6515X · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the landing gear to extend for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB DEN08FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08FA152.md): Gulfstream American AA-5A · Baxter Pass, CO · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 7, 2008 · N26930 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a turn, resulting in an unrecoverable aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB DEN08CA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA154.md): North American SNJ-5 · Leadville, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 5, 2008 · N9813C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during takeoff.
- [NTSB DFW08CA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA221.md): Cessna 560 · Telluride, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 1, 2008 · N839QS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control during landing. A factor was the reported wind shear.
- [NTSB DEN08CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA146.md): Helie RV-6 · Denver, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 28, 2008 · N190RV · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failed to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the crosswind.
- [NTSB DFW08TA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08TA224.md): Air Tractor AT-802A · Meeker, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Aug 27, 2008 · N189LA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to continue an aerial application following an uncommanded opening of the cabin door in flight, and his subsequent failure to maintain control of the airplane.
- [NTSB DFW08FA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08FA212.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Yuma, CO · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 24, 2008 · N5476P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane after an encounter with instrument meteorological conditions.
- [NTSB DEN08FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08FA141.md): Cessna 182T · Georgia Pass, CO · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 15, 2008 · N487TC · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control after inadvertantly encountering instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's failure to obtain a weather brief and the severe weather conditions.
- [NTSB DEN08CA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA142.md): Aerotek Pitts Special S-1S · Crawford, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 13, 2008 · N362JW · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff. Contributing to the accident were wind gusts and rough terrain.
- [NTSB DEN08CA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA135.md): Grumman G-164A · Walsh, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 6, 2008 · N7487 · Substantial damage
  > The total failure of a cylinder head assembly. Contributing to the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.
- [NTSB DEN08CA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA134.md): Enstrom 280FX · Aurora, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 6, 2008 · N285SH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper planning and decision making resulting in the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's premature application of collective resulting in a hard landing and substantial damage.
- [NTSB DEN08LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA131.md): Flynn Van Munk · Erie, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 2008 · N41832 · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to carburetor icing. The reason for the loss of aircraft control was not determined.
- [NTSB DEN08IA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08IA130.md): Raytheon Cobra · Colorado Springs, CO · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jul 28, 2008 · N601RN · Substantial damage
  > The flight team's failure to program the UAS with flight-tested parameters that could tolerate the high density altitude and tailwind conditions encounted during the flight, which resulted in two undershoot approaches, and the existence of an undiscovered…
- [NTSB DFW08CA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA200.md): Curtiss-Wright 12Q · Erie, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 27, 2008 · N496W · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the tail wheel control cable during landing roll out, which resulted in a loss of control.
- [NTSB DEN08IA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08IA123.md): Airbus Industrie A319-114 · Denver, CO · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jul 24, 2008 · C-FYJP · Minor damage
  > Total failure of the right inboard tire. Contributing to this incident were the low pressure of the tire, and the high tire heat generated by the previous rejected takeoff.
- [NTSB DEN08LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA128.md): Beech 35-C33A · Longmont, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 23, 2008 · N7965M · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for reasons undetermined. Contributing to the accident was the unsuitable terrain on which to make a forced landing.
- [NTSB DFW08CA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA181.md): Piper PA-22/20 · Peyton, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 4, 2008 · N1264C · Substantial damage
  > Landing gear collapse during the landing roll for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB DEN08LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA118.md): Mooney M20M · Elbert, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 4, 2008 · N17RA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a go-around, resulting in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the high density altitude.
- [NTSB LAX08CA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA209.md): Aerostar International S-77A · Boulder, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 2, 2008 · N9014W · Substantial damage
  > An encounter with a sudden gust of wind, which rendered the balloon uncontrollable and led to a collision with a tree.
- [NTSB DFW08CA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA175.md): Christen Industries A-1 · Pueblo, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 28, 2008 · N2879T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident were the wind gust and tailwind.
- [NTSB DFW08FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08FA153.md): Cessna 310Q · Steamboat, CO · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 25, 2008 · N8187Q · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from mountainous terrain in day visual conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impairment due to marijuana and inadequate medical oversight of the pilot by the Federal Aviation Administration.
- [NTSB DFW08CA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA147.md): Dowell Vaughn Exec 90 · Lafayette, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 17, 2008 · N6032C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper in-flight decision to continue flight after experiencing a loss of rotor RPM. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's low level of experience in helicopters and the leaking oil from the engine oil filler cap.
- [NTSB DEN08LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA090.md): DeHavilland DH112 Venom · Hudson, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 17, 2008 · N21MJ · Destroyed
  > 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.
- [NTSB DFW08FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08FA131.md): Cessna 182 · Black Hawk, CO · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 8, 2008 · N8553S · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to induction icing. A contributing factor was the pilot's decision to continue flight in conditions favorable for structural and induction-system icing.
- [NTSB DEN08LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA085.md): North American SNJ-5 · Wolcott, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 5, 2008 · N12KY · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the engine driven fuel pump flange due to oil starvation, resulting in the loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.
- [NTSB DEN08CA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA086.md): Mooney M20E · Erie, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 28, 2008 · N79833 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failed to maintain directional control of the airplane during the touch and go landing.
- [NTSB DFW08LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA115.md): Cessna 421C · Sterling, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 24, 2008 · N513FS · Substantial damage
  > Failure and separation of the upper and lower right main gear torque links links, which resulted in a loss of directional control on landing roll-out.
- [NTSB DFW08CA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA124.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Rifle, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 20, 2008 · N7417W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane on landing. A factor was the crosswind and wind gusts.
- [NTSB DEN08GA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08GA076.md): Air Tractor AT-602 · Fort Carson, CO · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Apr 16, 2008 · N602AA · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control following the jettison of the load during an aerial fire flighting mission, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident were the improperly configured aircraft…
- [NTSB DEN08IA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08IA080.md): Hill Hatz CB-1 · Erie, CO · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Apr 13, 2008 · N8032Y · Minor damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A contributing factor was the gusty wind conditions.
- [NTSB DEN08FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08FA072.md): Bombardier CL-600-2B16 · Colorado Spring, CO · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 8, 2008 · N483BA · Substantial damage
  > the impact with a bird during initial takeoff climb.

Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md?year=2008&state=CO&page=2

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 2008
  AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'CO' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?state=CO&year=2008

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