Cessna 190 accident near Longmont, Colorado, May 6, 1995
On May 6, 1995 at about 4:30 pm local time, a Cessna 190, registered N1505D, was substantially damaged in an accident near Longmont, Colorado (Vance Brand 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
FAILURE BY THE PILOT-IN COMMAND-TO COMPENSATE FOR CROSSWIND CONDITIONS.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 6, 1995 · about 4:30 pm local time
- Place
- Longmont, Colorado · Vance Brand · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 190 · all 190s on the register
- Registration
- N1505D · registry record · serial 7727
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING LANDING ROLL, WITH A 90 DEGREE CROSSWIND OF 18 KNOTS AND GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO PARALLEL THE RUNWAY BUT AS HE APPLIED BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING AN OBSTRUCTION, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. THE WIND WAS WITHIN THE DEMONSTRATED CROSSWIND ENVELOPE FOR THIS AIRCRAFT.
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: 1,550 hours in all; 350 in this make and model; 4 in the last 90 days; 4 in the last 30 days; 1,550 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Last inspection: annual inspection; 4 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,350 lb
- Seats: 5
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Jacobs 775 B 2 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 3V4 Fort Morgan CO at 3:00 pm
- Destination: 2V2
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 29, 4,000 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 190° at 15 knots, gusting 22
- Visibility: 45 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 6,000 ft
- Temperature: 55°F (13°C), dew point 23°F (-5°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 3:46 pm from BJC, 15 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 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 FTW95LA191.