Colorado Aviation Accidents & Incidents
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2310 Total Accidents
425 Fatal
816 Fatalities
1982-2026
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Serious Injury
LOUISVILLE, Colorado
NTSB Narrative
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY EVALUATE THE WEATHER PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. HIGH WINDS DEVELOPED DURING THE BALLOON FLIGHT WHICH RESULTED IN A ROUGH LANDING.
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Details
| NTSB Report | DEN89LA185 |
| Aircraft | BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 8B |
| Registration | N74191 |
| Damage | |
| FAR Part | 091 |
| Location | 39.9594, -105.1396 |
