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NTSB investigations, 1986, CO

180,630 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,609 accidents, the rest incidents and other occurrences. Each has NTSB’s narrative and, once the investigation is done, its probable cause; since 2008, its findings and sequence of events.

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NTSB DEN87FA035Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12-150 · Gilcrest, COThe plt made a low pass at aprx 200 ft AGL & waved at TW0 friends who were duck hunting. He then made a 2nd pass at aprx 150 ft & left the area. About 10 min later, the acft returned & was seen flying down a river at tree top level. The acft struck 3 of 4…Dec 27, 1986 · N78475 · DestroyedNTSB DEN87LA034Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 8GCBC · Ovid, COThe plt saw smoke from engine compartment on climb to cruise. He made a forced landing after cirling the field. During landing roll, the plt applied excessive braking and the acft nosed over. There was a post accident fire.Dec 25, 1986 · N1068E · Substantial damageNTSB DEN87LA033Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172N · Nathrop, COThe canadian registered acft, with a pvt plt and instructor rated pax and two paxs aboard, took off from canon city, CO, enroute to gunnison, CO, to refuel. This was a cross-country flt to allow the plt to build necessary flt time towards a commercial…Dec 23, 1986 · CGYDG · Substantial damageNTSB DEN87LA028Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Englewood, CODuring landing, directional control was not maintained. The acft veered left, the landing gear entered a snowbank, and the acft nosed over.Dec 14, 1986 · N4597L · Substantial damageNTSB DEN87LA025Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Ellicott, CODuring the initial climb phase of takeoff the plt encountered a wind shear with strong gusty tail winds. The acft entered an uncontrolled descent from 25 feet AGL, struck a wire fence off the end of the rwy and nosed over.Nov 29, 1986 · N757TN · Substantial damageNTSB DEN87FA023Accident · 5 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech A36TC · Steamboat Sprgs, COPlt and four paxs were returning home from a ski vacation. A witness at the arpt observed a normal takeoff and saw the acft turn towards an area of high terrain located approximately 1.5 miles from the Steamboat arpt. The witness observed N36TS continue on a…Nov 29, 1986 · N36TS · DestroyedNTSB DEN87LA020Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 120 · Peyton, CONC3004N, registered to the plt, ground looped during takeoff in a right quartering tailwind, with a check plt aboard. The plt said that upon rotation he elected to abort the flt. He abruptly reduced the power, the acft settled to the ground and ground looped.…Nov 15, 1986 · N3004N · Substantial damageNTSB DEN87LA015Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 7GCAA · Englewood, COThe student plt lost control on takeoff, departed the runway to the left and collided with a sewage pond.Nov 4, 1986 · N5057U · Substantial damageNTSB DEN87LA005Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-160 · Fort Morgan, COThe student plt had just been endorsed for his first supervised solo flt. He had successfully completed one landing and was attempting his second landing when the accident occurred. The plt said he lost directional control, touched down, and over corrected.…Oct 15, 1986 · N9748D · Substantial damageNTSB DEN87FA003Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportMitsubishi MU-2B-20 · Denver, COAcft had been repossessed and was being ferried from grand junction, CO, to chicago, IL, with en route stop at Denver, CO. After takeoff from Denver, landing gear would not retract. Plt made several attempts without success. He elected to return to Denver.…Oct 12, 1986 · N3MU · Substantial damageNTSB DEN87LA001Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177RG · Glenwood Spring, COWhile on takeoff the acft became airborne, settled back onto the rwy, ran off the end of the rwy into a 150 foot deep river gorge, and impacted in the river.Oct 6, 1986 · N33215 · DestroyedNTSB DEN87DTE01Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCassutt Sport Racer · Brighton, COThe plt rprtd that he did not properly lock the canopy & it came open drg flt at 7000 ft MSL. He reduced the speed & attempted to close the canopy, but was not successful. He diverted & attempted to land at the van aire arpt while holding the canopy with his…Oct 4, 1986 · N913M · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86LA262Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 60 · Boulder, COAt touchdown, the plt applied brakes normally. He noticed softening of the left brake pedal and the acft turned right leaving the rwy and intersecting a taxiway at aprx a 30 degree angle. The taxiway had a six inch rise at the edge which caused the left main…Sep 30, 1986 · N3694D · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86LA263Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBarnes AX-7 · Durango, COWhile flying low level inside a river gorge at 200-300 feet above the water, the balloon impacted a power line and fell into the river.Sep 28, 1986 · N2346H · DestroyedNTSB DEN86LA261Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-201 · Englewood, COPlt and there pax were departing for a LCL flt. The plt stated after the accident that he leaned the mixture prior to takeoff. He also stated that he rotated the acft at 65 KTS, and during the climb the stall warning horn sounded. The plt attempted to remedy…Sep 28, 1986 · N3482M · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86LA258Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNorth American AT-6G · Englewood, COPlt made two unsuccessful attempts to land on rwy 26 but discontinued each approach because of unfavorable winds. Winds were reported to be 220 deg at 20 KTS with gusts to 30 KTS. Plt then made two unsuccessful attempts to land on rwy 17L. On third attempt…Sep 25, 1986 · N66TY · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86FA259Accident · 5 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 340A · Crawford, COThe plt took off on a VFR flt with no flt plan filed or wx briefing. He encountered a wx squall line en route with low ceilings, fog, mixed rain and snow. While he was attempting to maneuver VFR through the wx at a low altitude above the ground, the acft…Sep 25, 1986 · N6663G · DestroyedNTSB DEN86FA256Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 185C · Broomfield, COPlt stated that he made an 'extra smooth landing' on rwy 11L and during the landing roll the right main landing gear collapsed. Examination of landing gear mounting bolt revealed evidence of an overload failure. The engineer that examined the bolt, nut, and…Sep 21, 1986 · N2674Z · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86FA254Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 182Q · Ovid, COThe plt and his pax had flown to ogallala, NE, for boating and water skiing. The next day the plt called his wife who reminded him of an engagement that evening. The plt called the fss 5 different times and each time was told VFR flt was not recommended. He…Sep 18, 1986 · N735GN · DestroyedNTSB DEN86LTM03Accident · No injuriesFinal reportQuickie Q-2 · Grand Junction, COThe plt reported that the acft entered a porpoise during landing. While attempting to add power the eng quit. The landing gear then broke off and the acft entered a ground loop and ran off the rwy. The plt notes that the acft has a tendency to bounce during…Sep 16, 1986 · N39204 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86FA252Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172M · Bennett, COThe plt, a bail bondsman, flew to goodland, KS, reportedly in search of an accused felon. On the afternoon of the accident, the plt obtained a wx briefing from the fss and filed a VFR flt plan back to the brighton-van aire airport in Colorado. Wx was cavu.…Sep 16, 1986 · N1691V · DestroyedNTSB DEN86FA249Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 182G · Brighton, COAt approximately 0415 hours when it was still night time, the non instrument rated private plt took off on an extended cross country flt to Kentucky. About 15 minutes later he was observed flying in a left turn, at an attitude of 50 to 75 feet in heavy fog…Sep 15, 1986 · N2030R · DestroyedNTSB DEN86LA251Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172K · Monte Vista, COThe flt departed winslow, AZ, and was en route to erie, CO, when the accident occurred. The plt said he decided to divert to Monte Vista to 'take a break' and visit with his parents who lived nearby. The plt said the winds were light and variable with some…Sep 7, 1986 · N79910 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86LA240Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 170B · Greeley, COPlt was ferrying acft from glenwood springs, CO to troy, MO. Acft was out of annual (3-84) and a special airworthiness certificate was issued. Plt likewise had not flown for 2 years. Plt accomplished the mandatory biennial flight review the day before the…Aug 23, 1986 · N2790D · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86IA235Incident · Minor injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportLockheed L-1011-385-1 · Denver, COTwa flt 735 landed at Denver stapleton arpt. During the taxi to the passenger terminal, a fire erupted in the tailpipe of the left engine. The flt crew executed the emergency evacuation procedures. Fire was extinguished. With no damage to the acft or engine.…Aug 22, 1986 · N31001 · No damageNTSB DEN86LA233Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177B · Broomfield, COThe plt said that he was on a high final approach for landing and just prior to touchdown, the acft was hit by a strong gust of wind. After touchdown, the plt lost control of the acft and it went off the left side of the rwy. The acft sustained substantial…Aug 18, 1986 · N34043 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86FA231Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportNorth American AT-6D · Redcliff, COA husband & wife rprtd that the acft flew near their house at a very low alt, then climbed in the direction of the sun to clear over a bridge. Moments later, the acft collided with power lines that were suspended between 2 towers. The towers were located atop…Aug 15, 1986 · N9813C · DestroyedNTSB DEN86LA229Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRaven Aero Star S-66A · Fort Collins, COThe plt rprtd he began venting the balloon in preparation for a landing in a field. The balloon encountered a wind shift & started drifting toward powerlines. The plt said there was not enough time to add heat to avoid the powerlines, so he held the vent open…Aug 9, 1986 · N2805F · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86LA226Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchweizer SGS 2-33A · Durango, COThe plt was attempting to land his glider. He said that he was unable to reach the airport and elected to land in a nearby pasture. Prior to touchdown he discovered some cattle in the field but was unable to avoid a collision with one of the animals. The…Aug 9, 1986 · N7590 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86LA227Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes 369D · Clark, COAfter the accident the pltstated that he was departing from a landing zone that was surrounded by tall trees. He also stated that after liftoff, as the helicopter climbed above the trees the wind either shifted direction or stopped and the helicopter began to…Aug 8, 1986 · N1110Z · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86LA220Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Center, COThe plt reported that he was landing on a 50 ft wide dirt strip and allowed the acft to drift to the left during the landing roll. The left wing collided with wheat growing along the left side of the strip and the acft swerved further to the left. During the…Aug 5, 1986 · N5324 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86FA210Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportBurkhart Grob G-102 Astir CS · Black Forest, COThe glider plt, took off at 1155 and was towed to an alt of 10,200 ft MSL and released. The plt said that a rapidly developing thunderstorm cut off his route back to the glider port and he was forced to make an off airport landing at about 1300. The plt said…Jul 26, 1986 · N144SS · DestroyedNTSB DEN86FA208Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-46-310P · Boulder, COThe purpose of the flt for both acft was an aerial photo mission. N5113S was used as the camera platform. The plts of N5113S and N4346L discussed prior to takeoff the procedures of the flt. Both acft departed and flew a course to position the airplanes on a…Jul 26, 1986 · N4346L · 2 aircraft · DestroyedNTSB DEN86LA197Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A150N · Akron, COThe plt stated the acft he was piloting encountered a severe downdraft during initial climbout, which forced the acft to the ground. Upon ground contact, the acft nosed over onto its back.Jul 14, 1986 · N757GH · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86LA185Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182P · New Castle, COPlt attempted to abort landing while on short final with 40 degrees of flaps. Plt decided that he would not clear trees at the FAR end of meadow so he executed a precautionary landing during which the acft struck a ditch and nosed over. The density altitude…Jul 12, 1986 · N78764 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86LA198Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A188B · Center, COAccording to the plt involved in the accident the acft crashed during takeoff because the eng was not developing full power. The owner of the ag spraying business (to whom the acft belongs) and another plt for the operator, stated the mixture was improperly…Jul 11, 1986 · N53353 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86FA193Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Pierce, COThe acft reportedly departed the fort collins, Colorado, downtown arpt at 2151 MDT, July 10, 1986, on a local student night training flt. The wreckage was discovered at O800 MDT, July 11, 1986, in open, flat, cultivated terrain. The acft impacted in a steep…Jul 11, 1986 · N5121P · DestroyedNTSB DEN86LA186Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Salida, COAccording to the plt, upon entering the mountain pass, the acft he was piloting encountered downdrafts from which he was unable to recover. The plt stated he bled off airspeed until contact with the trees. A local flt instructor who witnessed the accident…Jul 9, 1986 · N1272K · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86LA179Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Fort Lupton, COThe plt took off on a local flt with approximately 1/4 tank of fuel (6 gal). He flew the acft until the engine quit from fuel exhaustion at 1.2 hours flt time. The acft impacted in an open feild, nosed over, and came to rest in an inverted position. The plt…Jun 28, 1986 · N757KB · DestroyedNTSB DEN86LA173Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech K35 · Kim, COThe plt reports that he was cruising at 9,500 ft MSL when he encountered low broken clouds. He decided to descend below the clouds to assure remaining VFR. The plt said he retarded the throttle and descended to 7,000 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL). When the throttle…Jun 22, 1986 · N9544R · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86LA171Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-25-235 · Cope, COThe plt reports that the eng quit during a pull-up at the end of a swath run. A forced landing in a field straight ahead was attempted but the field had been cultivated recently and was soft. After a short ground roll the gear dug in and the acft nosed over.…Jun 22, 1986 · N7723Z · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86LA169Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-235 · Last Chance, COThe plt said while on landing roll a cross wind drifted N8844W off right hand side of rwy on a farm strip. Lost control in soft dirt and nosed over. The vehicle was substantially damaged, and the plt was uninjured.Jun 22, 1986 · N8844W · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86FA160Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportBeech C23 · Lamar, CODuring the takeoff climb, the plt's door came open. The pvt plt with 2 hours flying experience in C-23 acft made a close in traffic pattern to return for landing. During the turn from base leg to final the nose of the acft suddenly dropped and the acft…Jun 14, 1986 · N6337U · DestroyedNTSB DEN86LA158Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeaver Evans VP-1 · Glade Park, COThe plt said that during the take-off roll, high grass restricted the acft from attaining sufficient airspeed to achieve flt. According to the plt the acft struck a barbed wire fence, substantially damaging the acft.Jun 8, 1986 · N23RB · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86LA148Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 207 · Frederick, COAccording to the plt, he had descended from 8,200 ft AGL to 700 ft AGL in preparation for landing. The plt stated that when he started to add power, he noticed the engine had quit and a forced landing was made. During the investigation, the plt did not…Jun 1, 1986 · N92807 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86FA147Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-20-160 · Buena Vista, COWhen the plt took off, the wind was light & variable. However, when he returned to the arpt about 20 to 30 min later, dark threatening clouds had moved into the area. He attempted to land on rwy 14. During the landing, the acft bounced & went off the right…May 31, 1986 · N5394Z · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86LA140Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172B · Alamosa, COThe student plt had soloed that morning. After a short rest period he flew with his instructor. He then flew a second solo flt. The student plt made two landings. On the third approach the plt made a go-around. On the next approach the acft stalled close to…May 19, 1986 · N6990X · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86LA139Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPitts S-1S · Denver, COThe plt report that he entered normal traffic for landing at front range airport. There were 3 or 4 acft preceding him so he extended his traffic pattern. After turning onto final approach about 1 mile from end of rwy, the plt said the eng quit abruptly. The…May 18, 1986 · N2DE · DestroyedNTSB DEN86LA135Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T210M · Erie, COThe plt reports that he remembers going through the checklist on downwind following a short flight from a nearby airport. He does not remember doing a final 'down and green' check and the aircraft was landed gear up.May 13, 1986 · N761XE · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86LA133Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEagle DW-1 · Walsh, COThe plt reports that he was landing to the south on the turf rwy with calm winds when the accident occurred. He said the landing was normal until the acft slowed to 40 to 50 mph at which time a whirlwind was encountered which lifted the right wing. The left…May 10, 1986 · N8812T · Substantial damage