Colorado Aviation Accidents & Incidents
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2310 Total Accidents
425 Fatal
816 Fatalities
1982-2026
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Minor/None
BOULDER, Colorado
NTSB Narrative
INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS BY THE (PRIVATE RATED) DUAL STUDENT AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE, AND INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI). A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITON.
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Details
| NTSB Report | DEN89LA143 |
| Aircraft | CESSNA 172M |
| Registration | N80893 |
| Damage | SUBS |
| FAR Part | 091 |
| Location | 40.0210, -105.2498 |
