# NTSB DEN75FTE46: Kinman Ltng BUG, N235, Aurora, CO, January 15, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 15, 1975
- Place: Aurora, CO · AURORA, CO
- Location: 39.7294° N, 104.8319° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7294&lon=-104.8319&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 19, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146903
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75FTE46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FTE46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0110  75/1/15  NR.AURORA,CO          KINMAN LTNG BUG     CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 348
        TIME - 1445                    N235                PX-  0  0  0  EXPERIMENTATION           TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EAST COLFAX
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         AURORA,CO                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           35                                                      320
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- BECAME AIRBORNE DRG HI SPEED TAXI-GUSTING TO 18K
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N235](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N235-1975-07-10), registration cancelled 1975-07-10, S/N 00014, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KINMAN LTNG BUG
- Registry model: [Kinman LIGHTNING BUG](https://openairdocs.org/model/kinman-lightning-bug) (registry code 0562525) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: East Colfax

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750115000769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750115000769A), Jan 15, 1975: Amtr 9790704, Aurora, CO, Substantial damage. Became airborne drg hi speed taxi-gusting to 18K

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.

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