Colorado Aviation Accidents & Incidents
Learn from Colorado's accident history to fly safer in the Rockies
2310 Total Accidents
425 Fatal
816 Fatalities
1982-2026
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Minor/None
Delta, Colorado
NTSB Narrative
The pilotβs loss of aircraft control during a bounced landing and go-around, during which the right main landing gear struck a large rock, which damaged it such that it collapsed during the following landing, which caused the airplane to impact the ground resulting in substantial damage to the left wing.
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NTSB Findings
- Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
Details
| NTSB Report | CEN24LA373 |
| Aircraft | PIPER PA-18-150 |
| Registration | N4155W |
| Damage | SUBS |
| FAR Part | 091 |
| Location | 38.7857, -108.0620 |
