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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-11-28 | DEN88LA032 | Cessna 180 N6547A |
Telluride Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-11-23 | DEN88LA027 | Piper PA-24-180 N7291P |
Broomfield Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-11-15 | DCA88MA004 | Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-14 N626TX |
Denver Colorado |
28 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-11-15 | DEN88LA024 | Piper PA-24-260B N9039P |
Akron Colorado |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-11-10 | DEN88DTE02 | Boeing A75N1 N65110 |
Keenesburg Colorado |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-11-04 | DEN88FA021 | Piper PA-28-181 N8266U |
Durango Colorado |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-11-04 | DEN88LA019 | Cessna 152 N49209 |
Greeley Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-11-03 | DEN88LA020 | Piper PA-18-105 N5483H |
Monte Vista Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-10-31 | DEN88DTE01 | Amateur-built Q-200 N275CH |
Watkins Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-10-24 | DEN88LA018 | Cessna 210 N6551X |
Greeley Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-10-21 | DEN88FA014 | Cessna 340A N4132G |
Bailey Colorado |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-10-18 | DEN88LA011 | Cessna R172K N736KT |
Aspen Colorado |
minor injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-10-05 | DEN88FA002 | Bellanca 7ECA N8563V |
Fowler Colorado |
serious injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-10-01 | DEN87LA248 | Cessna 182F N3155U |
Colorado City Colorado |
serious injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-09-30 | DEN87LA247 | Bell 47G-3B1 N7806S |
Grand Junction Colorado |
minor injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-09-30 | DEN87LA249 | Cessna 172P N62938 |
Rangley Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-09-28 | DEN87LA246 | Cessna 150K N2554Q |
Aurora Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-09-25 | DEN87LA239 | Cessna 195 N3006B |
Colorado Sprgs Colorado |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-09-20 | DEN87LA242 | Mooney M20K N6874U |
Aspen Colorado |
no injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-09-14 | DEN87LA240 | Cessna 177B N34157 |
Fort Collins Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-09-05 | DEN87LA232 | National Balloon 858 N32201 |
Colorado Spring Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-09-05 | DEN87LA233 | Piper PA-28RT-210 N2171P |
Yuma Colorado |
no injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-09-05 | DEN87LA236 | Let L-13 N38924 |
Buena Vista Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-09-04 | DEN87DTE05 | Piper PA-25-235 N6796Z |
Center Colorado |
no injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-08-25 | DEN87DTE04 | Cessna A188B N731GG |
Stonington Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-08-20 | DEN87LA223 | Piper PA-11 N4700M |
Longmont Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-08-17 | DEN87FA219 | Cessna 182P N1359S |
Milner Colorado |
3 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-08-17 | DEN87LA221 | Piper PA-28R-180 N7494J |
Steamboat Sprin Colorado |
no injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-08-16 | DEN87FA220 | Fairchild PT-23 N64038 |
Englewood Colorado |
serious injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-08-15 | DEN87LA222 | North American AT-6C N7058C |
Colorado Spring Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-08-08 | DEN87FA213 | Piper PA28-140 N5994U |
Last Chance Colorado |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-08-08 | DEN87LA214 | Piper PA-22 N8433D |
Greeley Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-08-07 | DEN87LA211 | North American AT-6A N90629 |
Englewood Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-08-04 | DEN87DTE03 | Grumman-Schweizer G-164A N8953H |
Springfield Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-08-04 | DEN87LA208 | Cessna 180 N9913V |
Broomfield Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-08-03 | DEN87IA207 incident |
Airbus Industrie A-300-B4-203 N966C |
Denver Colorado |
no injuries minor damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-08-01 | DEN87DTE02 | Nord (Sncan) STAMPE SV4C N73NS |
Englewood Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-07-30 | DEN87LA204 | Bell 47J-2 N73265 |
Canon City Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-07-29 | DEN87LA201 | Cessna 152 N714YF |
Lafayette Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-07-28 | DEN87LA197 | Cessna 172RG N4709R |
Aspen Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-07-25 | DEN87LA198 | Cessna 152 N52MA |
Watkins Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-07-22 | DEN87LA192 | Grumman G-164A N5398 |
Romeo Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-07-18 | DEN87FA188 | Cessna 210 N7444E |
Coaldale Colorado |
1 killed substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-07-18 | DEN87LA187 | Beech 58 N1879L |
Pagosa Springs Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-07-17 | DEN87FA186 | Mooney M20E N71SB |
Vail Colorado |
2 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-07-11 | DEN87FA178 | Piper PA-24-250 N7858P |
Hayden Colorado |
3 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-07-09 | DEN87FA177 | Cessna 152II N5269Q |
Parker Colorado |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-07-05 | DEN87LA170 | Amateur-built EAGLE II N81DG |
Snowmass Colorado |
2 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-07-05 | DEN87LA171 | Socata TB-10 N112U |
Cripple Creek Colorado |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-07-03 | DEN87LA172 | Piper PA-38-112 N25655 |
Pagosa Springs Colorado |
no injuries substantial 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.
