Aviation accidents and incidents in Colorado
2,857 cases in Colorado, newest first. Every case.
94,304 NTSB cases since 1962, each on its own page in plain English with the NTSB's probable cause and narrative, linked to the aircraft's registry record and its model. So far in 2026: 1,198 cases, 215 of them fatal, 478 people killed. No one is named on these pages.
Cases newest first · 2,857
| Date | Case | Aircraft | Where | Outcome | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-06-18 | FTW97LA230 | Piper PA-32-300T N8056Y |
Del Norte Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-06-12 | FTW97LA217 | Bell 206L-3 N207DS |
Weston Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-06-04 | FTW97LA210 | Beech 60 N7396D |
Pueblo Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-06-01 | FTW97FA207 | Canadair F-86E MK.6 N86EX |
Broomfield Colorado |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-05-28 | FTW97LA206 | Piper PA-31-350 N491SC |
Greeley Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-27 | FTW97LA202 | Piper PA-25-235 N4829Y |
Lamar Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-25 | FTW97LA205 | Maule M-4-220C N9865M |
Englewood Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-15 | FTW97LA192 | Piper PA-28R-210T N43761 |
Fort Collins Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-10 | FTW97LA189 | Amateur-built KITFOX N950AW |
Greeley Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-09 | FTW97LA188 | Aeromot AMT-200 N757DM |
Longmont Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-04 | FTW97LA177 | Boeing 737-201 N217US |
Denver Colorado |
serious injuries | Final |
| 1997-05-03 | FTW97FA174 | Beech V35 N831U |
Lake George Colorado |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-04-27 | FTW97LA172 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp.) 415-C N2326H |
Canon City Colorado |
no injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-04-26 | FTW97FA171 | Piper PA-32RT-300T N2225A |
Rye Colorado |
3 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-04-23 | FTW97FA166 | Socata TB-20 N20NK |
Pagosa Springs Colorado |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-04-23 | FTW97TA165 | Bell 206-L1 N618DE |
Trinidad Colorado |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-17 | FTW97IA160 incident |
Boeing 737-300 N962WP |
Colorado Spgs Colorado |
no injuries | Final |
| 1997-03-28 | FTW97LA145 | Cessna 172K N7273G |
Glenwood Spgs Colorado |
no injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-03-27 | FTW97LA143 | Cessna 180D N6484X |
Erie Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-03-25 | FTW97LA138 | Cessna 172K N686JF |
Telluride Colorado |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-03-21 | FTW97LA142 | Cessna T210L N613CW |
Durango Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-03-19 | FTW97LA129 | Piper PA-28-140B N98150 |
Fort Collins Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-03-19 | FTW97LA132 | Piper PA-28-161 N2572Y |
Broomfield Colorado |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-03-16 | FTW97LA125 | Piper PA-28R-201T N38703 |
Hartsel Colorado |
no injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-03-15 | FTW97LA124 | Piper PA-28-180 N4860T |
Fort Collins Colorado |
minor injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-03-06 | FTW97LA118 | Ryan NAVION A N800PS |
Hudson Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-03-02 | FTW97IA112 incident |
Boeing 757-2S7 N902AW |
Denver Colorado |
no injuries minor damage |
Final |
| 1997-03-01 | FTW97LA111 | Cessna TR182 N2396S |
Pueblo Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-02-18 | FTW97LA107 | Piper PA-32R-300 N4477F |
Salida Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-01-24 | FTW97LA088 | Beech B90 N76GM |
Longmont Colorado |
minor injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-01-17 | FTW97LA085 | Cessna 172N N739QE |
Steamboat Spgs Colorado |
no injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-01-07 | FTW97LA079 | Hughes 369HS N9089F |
Wellington Colorado |
minor injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1996-12-23 | FTW97LA071 | Cessna 210A N6680X |
Peyton Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-12-21 | FTW97LA070 | British Aerospace BAE 146-200A N606AW |
Denver Colorado |
serious injuries | Final |
| 1996-12-10 | FTW97LA061 | Piper PA-24-400 N8450P |
Broomfield Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-11-17 | FTW97FA042 | Piper AEROSTAR 601P N251B |
Eagle Colorado |
5 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1996-11-12 | FTW97LA047 | Cessna 182E N3293Y |
Alamosa Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-11-09 | FTW97LA038 | Piper PA-18-125 N1334A |
Westcliffe Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-11-02 | FTW97FA033 | Schweizer SGS 1-36 N3616Z |
Boulder Colorado |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1996-11-02 | FTW97LA034 | Bell 206L-3 N937R |
Mancos Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-10-24 | FTW97LA026 | Piper PA-28C-180 N9020J |
Sterling Colorado |
serious injuries | Final |
| 1996-10-19 | FTW97LA021 | Hughes 369D N34CM |
Watkins Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-10-18 | FTW97LA020 | Cessna 320A N430N |
Longmont Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-10-12 | FTW97LA017 | Piper PA-18-135 N9967Q |
Boulder Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-10-04 | FTW97IA003 incident |
Beech 1900D N154ZV |
Pueblo Colorado |
no injuries | Final |
| 1996-10-04 | FTW97LA004 | Pzl-Bielsko SZD-59 N597R |
Sterling Colorado |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-10-04 | FTW97LA005 | Cessna 152 N25772 |
Colorado Spgs Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-10-04 | FTW97LA009 | Amateur-built COZY MK IV N96PJ |
Pueblo Colorado |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-10-02 | FTW97FA002 | Bell EAA BIPLANE P N145DB |
Manzanola Colorado |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1996-09-30 | FTW96LA405 | Israel Aircraft Industries 1125 WESTWIND ASTRA N419MK |
Aspen Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
About these pages
The records come from the NTSB's public aviation accident database, refreshed here every week. Each case has a permanent page at eflight.com/accidents/<case number>; the plain-English summary is built from the NTSB's coded fields, and the probable cause and narrative are the NTSB's own words. "Preliminary" means the investigation is still open; the final report usually follows within one to two years, and the page updates when it does. Pilots, passengers and other people involved are not named, the site's policy at this time. Where the aircraft is still on the U.S. register, the page links to its registry record; where the model has a page here, it links to that too.
