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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-07-17 | DEN88LA160 | Cessna 180 N2815A |
Boulder Colorado |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-07-09 | DEN88LA150 | Piper PA-28R-201T N135E |
Erie Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-07-09 | DEN88LA155 | Cessna 152 N67712 |
Aurora Colorado |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-07-07 | DEN88LA148 | Beech A36 N6051M |
Craig Colorado |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-07-04 | DEN88LA152 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B N7420S |
Fort Collins Colorado |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-07-03 | DEN88LA144 | Piper PA-32-260 N4878S |
Colorado Spring Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-07-01 | DEN88DTE06 | Amateur-built BD-5B N250TH |
Englewood Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-07-01 | DEN88LA143 | Mooney M-20K N231PG |
Gunnison Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-06-29 | DEN88LA140 | Beech C35 N8930A |
Brighton Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-06-14 | DEN88LA129 | Cessna 172 N2262E |
Rifle Colorado |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-06-13 | DEN88LA165 | Hall HP-18 N81940 |
Westcliffe Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-06-10 | DEN88FA126 | Cessna 404 N8827K |
Denver Colorado |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-06-07 | DEN88DTE05 | Piper PA-25-235 N8678L |
Limon Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-06-01 | DEN88LA116 | Cessna TR-182RG N999HP |
Englewood Colorado |
serious injuries | Preliminary |
| 1988-06-01 | DEN88LA117 | Cessna T210N N6638N |
Ft. Collins Colorado |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-05-28 | DEN88FA115 | Mooney M20 N5279B |
Jamestown Colorado |
3 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1988-05-28 | DEN88LA113 | Cessna 152 N67446 |
Fort Collins Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-05-13 | DEN88FA107 | Stinson 108-2 N354C |
Mosca Colorado |
2 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1988-05-07 | DEN88DTE04 | Grumman G-164A N8518H |
Vona Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-05-07 | DEN88FA106 | Bell 47G-3B1 N8455E |
Cortez Colorado |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1988-04-30 | DEN88LA105 | Cessna 185F N8389Q |
Erie Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-04-28 | DEN88LA101 | Cessna 172Q N96299 |
Englewood Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-04-25 | DEN88DTE03 | Piper PA-25-235 N9569P |
Akron Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-04-20 | DEN88FA099 | Beech A23-19 N7979L |
Gunnison Colorado |
2 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1988-04-14 | DEN88LA095 | Cessna 150M N714BK |
Garfield Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-04-03 | DEN88FA090 | Beech A36 N5WW |
Colorado Spring Colorado |
4 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1988-04-02 | DEN88FA089 | Burkhart Grob G103A N788G |
Boulder Colorado |
2 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1988-04-02 | DEN88FA091 | Aerospatiale SA316B N72590 |
Silver Plume Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-03-22 | DEN88LA085 | Bellanca 7GCAA N8929 |
Greeley Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-03-09 | DEN88LA082 | Cessna 152 N47567 |
Fort Collins Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-02-22 | DEN88LA075 | Cessna 206G N756EY |
Loveland Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-02-21 | DEN88LA079 | Piper PA-28RT-201T N2904C |
Aurora Colorado |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-02-20 | DEN88LA080 | Cessna TU-206 N9848M |
Durango Colorado |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-02-17 | DEN88IA072 incident |
Amateur-built DH-7 +1 more N9058P |
Denver Colorado |
no injuries | Preliminary |
| 1988-02-14 | DEN88LA078 | Piper PA-28-161 N9419C |
Aurora Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-02-12 | DEN88LA069 | Cessna 172N N4914D |
Englewood Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-02-04 | DEN88FA062 | Piper PA-18-125 N1153A |
Brighton Colorado |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1988-02-03 | DEN88FA061 | Convair 580 N5808 |
Durango Colorado |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-01-31 | DEN88LA073 | Cessna 182R N9393H |
Pueblo Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-01-30 | DEN88LA059 | Piper PA-18-150 N62491 |
Peyton Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-01-28 | DEN88LA058 | Piper PA-32-260 N1246T |
Colorado Spring Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-01-20 | DCA88MA017 | Fairchild SA-227AC N68TC |
Bayfield Colorado |
9 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1988-01-17 | DEN88FA054 | Amateur-built AA-5A N9937U |
Elbert Colorado |
3 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1988-01-12 | DEN88FA050 | Cessna T303 N9565T |
Kiowa Colorado |
2 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1988-01-10 | DEN88LA047 | Cessna 182G N3406S |
Aurora Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-01-10 | DEN88LA052 | Cessna 305A N5245G |
Littleton Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-01-09 | DEN88LA048 | Amateur-built EXECUTIVE N7007B |
Colorado Spring Colorado |
no injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1988-01-08 | DEN88LA042 | Cessna 152 N280SV |
Greeley Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-12-30 | DEN88FA044 | Swearingen SA-26AT N4468M |
Telluride Colorado |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-12-27 | DEN88IA043 incident |
Mcdonnell Douglas MD-80 N72830 |
Denver Colorado |
no injuries minor damage |
Preliminary |
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.
