Amateur-built RV-6 accident near Denver, Colorado, August 28, 2008
On August 28, 2008 at about 5:00 pm local time, a amateur-built RV-6, registered N190RV, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (landing roll) near Denver, Colorado (Dummy airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot failed to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the crosswind.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 28, 2008 · about 5:00 pm local time
- Place
- Denver, Colorado · Dummy · map
- Type
- Accident · collision on the ground
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built RV-6
- Registration
- N190RV · registry record · serial 30424
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
According to the pilot, during the landing rollout on runway 08, he lost directional control of the aircraft after encountering a left cross wind. Winds were reported as 000 at 10 knots. The pilot applied corrective control inputs, however the action was ineffective in stabilizing the airplane, which departed the left side of the runway. Examination of the airplane revealed the right wing spar and right aileron were bent.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Other weather encounter during landing (flare/touchdown)
- Loss of control on ground during landing (landing roll) defining event
- Runway excursion during landing (landing roll)
The NTSB's findings
- factor Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena › Wind › Crosswind › Response/compensation
- cause Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Directional control › Not attained/maintained
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 293 hours in all; 79 in this make and model; 59 in the last 90 days; 14 in the last 30 days
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (with waivers/limitations)
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Textron Lycoming o-360-a3a (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: FTG Denver CO
- Destination: FTG Denver CO
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 08
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: at 10 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 66°F (19°C), dew point 37°F (3°C)
- Altimeter: 30.01 inHg
- Observation at 10:53 am from DEN
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number DEN08CA146.