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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-07-03 | DEN87LA174 | Raven S77A N41986 |
Silverthorne Colorado |
serious injuries | Preliminary |
| 1987-06-20 | DEN87LA156 | Amateur-built AVID FLYER N186TF |
Palisade Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-06-17 | DEN87FA153 | Amateur-built 70 N23405 |
Durango Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-06-14 | DEN87FA148 | Mooney M20K N4047H |
Broomfield Colorado |
2 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-06-13 | DEN87LA143 | Beech 19A N7650R |
Erie Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-06-13 | DEN87LA150 | Cessna A185E N5836J |
Norwood Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-05-23 | DEN87LA132 | Cessna 152 N89834 |
Broomfield Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-05-17 | DEN87LA126 | Mooney M20J N201MK |
Englewood Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-05-14 | DEN87LA124 | Brantly Helicopter 305 N5JM |
Golden Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-05-14 | DEN87LA127 | Cessna A188B N70164 |
Limon Colorado |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-05-12 | DEN87LA123 | Cessna 150 N8649G |
Akron Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-05-09 | DEN87LA122 | Amateur-built ACRO SPORT N1717 |
Englewood Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-05-01 | DEN87LA117 | Piper PA-36-375 N2335X |
Lamar Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-04-30 | DEN87LA116 | Weatherly 620 N9256W |
Greeley Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-04-25 | DEN87FA111 | Taylorcraft F21 TC N2005C |
Boulder Colorado |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-04-21 | DEN87FA110 | Piper PA-23 N3231P |
Craig Colorado |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-04-21 | DEN87LA109 | Cessna 150J N60282 |
Longmont Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-04-20 | DEN87LA106 | Amateur-built SC7 N20DA |
Denver Colorado |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-04-18 | DEN87FA103 | Cessna 172 M N64415 |
Ellicott Colorado |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-04-18 | DEN87LA107 | Bell 206L-3 N38886 |
Denver Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-04-15 | DEN87LA099 | Maule M-5-180 N84KG |
Erie Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-04-11 | DEN87LA095 | Cessna 170A N5579C |
Durango Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-04-10 | DEN87LA093 | Piper PA-25-235 N4765Y |
Idalia Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-04-08 | DEN87FA091 | Grumman G-164A +1 more N8369 |
Lamar Colorado |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-04-06 | DEN87LA087 | Grumman G-164A N72PB |
La Salle Colorado |
serious injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-04-04 | DEN87LA083 | Cessna 180B N5207E |
Boulder Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-04-03 | DEN87LA080 | Cessna 170B N2323D |
Boulder Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-04-01 | DEN87LA078 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp.) 415C N114PA |
Englewood Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-03-28 | FTW87NA086 | Learjet 24A N31SK |
Eagle Colorado |
3 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-03-26 | DEN87LA072 | Bellanca 17-30A N8793V |
Greeley Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-03-13 | DEN87FA066 | Rockwell 680FL N4581E |
Basalt Colorado |
serious injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-03-07 | DEN87LA065 | Raven S60A N2803L |
Grand Lake Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-03-05 | DEN87LA063 | Champion 7KCAB N2629G |
Erie Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-02-26 | DEN87IA059 incident |
Boeing 737-2A6 N145AW |
Durango Colorado |
no injuries | Preliminary |
| 1987-02-26 | DEN87LA060 | Gates Learjet 35A N888DJ |
Englewood Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-02-18 | DEN87IA058 incident |
Beech 58 N328WT |
Colorado Spring Colorado |
1 killed | Preliminary |
| 1987-02-14 | DEN87IA056 incident |
Piper PA-31 N7559L |
Denver Colorado |
no injuries | Preliminary |
| 1987-02-11 | DEN87LA054 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 N40458 |
Colo. Springs Colorado |
serious injuries | Preliminary |
| 1987-02-07 | DEN87LA051 | Cessna 172 M N9582V |
Air Force Acade Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-02-01 | DEN87FA048 | Cessna 340A N6320X |
Two Buttes Colorado |
2 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-01-28 | DEN87FA061 | Cessna T210L N1721X |
Nucla Colorado |
4 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-01-28 | DEN87LA047 | Cessna 182L N3439R |
La Junta Colorado |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-01-04 | DEN87LA040 | Cessna T210N N2WF |
Pueblo Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-12-27 | DEN87FA035 | Piper PA-12-150 N78475 |
Gilcrest Colorado |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1986-12-25 | DEN87LA034 | Bellanca 8GCBC N1068E |
Ovid Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-12-23 | DEN87LA033 | Cessna 172N CGYDG |
Nathrop Colorado |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-12-14 | DEN87LA028 | Cessna 152 N4597L |
Englewood Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-11-29 | DEN87FA023 | Beech A36TC N36TS |
Steamboat Sprgs Colorado |
5 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1986-11-29 | DEN87LA025 | Cessna 152 N757TN |
Ellicott Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-11-15 | DEN87LA020 | Cessna 120 N3004N |
Peyton Colorado |
minor 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.
