Molino Oy PIK-20 accident near Calhan, Colorado, September 2, 1984
On September 2, 1984 at about 8:11 pm local time, a Molino Oy PIK-20 (glider), registered N858E, was substantially damaged in an accident near Calhan, Colorado. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 2, 1984 · about 8:11 pm local time
- Place
- Calhan, Colorado · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Molino Oy PIK-20 · all PIK-20s on the register
- Registration
- N858E · registry record · serial 20051
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE GLIDER STRUCK A BARBED WIRE FENCE WHILE LANDING IN A PASTURE. THE PLT SAID HE ENCOUNTERED A DOWNWASH AT THE EDGE OF A STORM THAT RESULTED IN AN 800 FPM RATE OF DESCENT AND FORCED LANDING.
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
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 480 hours in all; 479 in this make and model; 38 in the last 90 days; 479 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Unknown
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 479 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, November 2, 1983
- Maximum gross weight: 880 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: (type not recorded); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: CO26 Colorado Spring CO
- Destination: C026 Colorado Sprgs. CO
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 150° at 15 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 12,000 ft
- Temperature: 68°F (20°C), dew point 45°F (7°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 2:11 pm from AFF
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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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 documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text 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 DEN84LA276.