Amateur-built FOCKE-WULF 190 accident near Falcon, Colorado, October 5, 1985
On October 5, 1985 at about 4:00 pm local time, a amateur-built FOCKE-WULF 190, registered N190FK, was substantially damaged in an accident near Falcon, Colorado (Meadow Lake airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 5, 1985 · about 4:00 pm local time
- Place
- Falcon, Colorado · Meadow Lake · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built FOCKE-WULF 190 FOCKE-WULF
- Registration
- N190FK · no longer on the register · serial 45
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT GROUNDLOOPED TO THE RT DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND AFTER LANDING. THE PLT WAS LANDING AT A ARPT WITH WATCH HE WAS UNFAMILAR. HE THOUGHT HE SAW WIRES AT THE APPROACH END OF THE RWY SO HE LANDED LONG AND THEN ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND. THE ACFT FISHTAILED TO THE LEFT AND WHEN THE PLT OVERCORRECTED TO THE RT THE ACFT WENT OUT OF CONTRL AND DAMAGED THE ACFT.
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: single-engine land
- Flight time: 350 hours in all; 52 in this make and model; 52 in the last 90 days; 15 in the last 30 days; 270 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 52 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded, September 6, 1985; 52 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,000 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming O2-90D (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: MCK Mccook NE
- Destination: COS Coloradosprings CO
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 15, 4,150 ft by 30 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
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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