Aerotek PITTS-S-1S accident near Loveland, Colorado, April 11, 1986
On April 11, 1986 at about 6:45 pm local time, a Aerotek PITTS-S-1S, registered N14RN, was substantially damaged in an accident near Loveland, Colorado (Ft. Collins Loveland Muni airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries. 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
- April 11, 1986 · about 6:45 pm local time
- Place
- Loveland, Colorado · Ft. Collins Loveland Muni · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Aerotek PITTS-S-1S
- Registration
- N14RN · registry record · serial 1-0057
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED A TAILWIND DURING THE LANDING ROLL. THE PLT SAID THE ACFT NOSED OVER ONTO ITS BACK WHEN HE APPLIED BRAKES. THE PLT HAD INDICATED HIS TOTAL FLT EXPERIENCE IN THIS TAIL WHEEL ACFT TO BE APRX 4 HRS.
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: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 941 hours in all; 4 in this make and model; 17 in the last 90 days; 728 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 462 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, September 12, 1985; 24 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,150 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360-B4A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 2V2 Longmont CO at 6:00 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 33, 6,500 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 220° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 20,000 ft; scat at 5,000 ft
- Temperature: 61°F (16°C), dew point 36°F (2°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
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 DEN86LA114.