North American AT-6G accident near Englewood, Colorado, September 25, 1986
On September 25, 1986 at about 6:15 pm local time, a North American AT-6G, registered N66TY, was substantially damaged in an accident near Englewood, Colorado (Centnenial 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).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 25, 1986 · about 6:15 pm local time · cases in 1986
- Place
- Englewood, Colorado · Centnenial · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- North American AT-6G · all AT-6Gs on the register
- Registration
- N66TY · registry record · serial 49-3038A
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
PLT MADE TWO UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO LAND ON RWY 26 BUT DISCONTINUED EACH APPROACH BECAUSE OF UNFAVORABLE WINDS. WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE 220 DEG AT 20 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KTS. PLT THEN MADE TWO UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO LAND ON RWY 17L. ON THIRD ATTEMPT PLT SELECTED 10 DEG OF FLAPS & MADE WHEEL LANDING. WITNESSES SAID WIND RAISED RIGHT WING & ACFT DEPARTED LEFT SIDE OF RWY. PLT ADDED FULL POWER. ACFT BOUNCED, BECAME AIRBORNE, & BEGAN TO STALL. PLT CLOSED THROTTLE. ACFT COLLIDED WITH PARKED ACFT. PLT SAID AS HE APPLIED FULL POWER 'VIOLENT' WIND GUST CAUSED HIS FEET TO SLIP OFF RUDDER PEDALS.
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: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,358 hours in all; 50 in this make and model; 80 in the last 90 days; 2,256 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 11,588 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, October 1, 1985; 100 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 5,300 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: P&W R-1340 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 3V5 Fort Collins CO at 5:45 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 17L, 10,002 ft by 101 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 220° at 20 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 66°F (19°C), dew point 16°F (-9°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 6:15 pm from APA
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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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N66TY on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- North American AT-6 Texan 228 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- North American 1,297 aircraft on the register
- Engine: P&W R-1340 1,229 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Centennial Airport · nearest airport
- Accidents and incidents in Colorado 2,860 since 1982 · 383 in the last ten years
- Colorado 7,484 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/DEN86LA258.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.