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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-08-31 | DEN85LA231 | Piper PA-28-181 N5418F |
Englewood Colorado |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-08-31 | DEN85LA232 | Cessna P210N N4780K |
Hayden Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-08-19 | DEN85LA224 | Cessna 172 M N9880V |
Aurora Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-08-17 | DEN85LA223 | Cessna 120 N4113N |
Erie Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-08-11 | DEN85FA214 | Piper PA-60-600 N3643R |
Denver Colorado |
serious injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1985-08-10 | DEN85LA216 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS B N25RN |
Colorado Sprgs Colorado |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-07-30 | DEN85FA203 | Cessna C-182 N5642B |
La Salle Colorado |
2 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1985-07-30 | DEN85LA206 | Piper PA-22 N5430Z |
Boulder Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-07-30 | DEN85LA207 | Cessna 205 N1818Z |
Pueblo Colorado |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-07-26 | DEN85LA201 | Cessna U206 N9675G |
Greystone Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-07-26 | DEN85LTE05 | Amateur-built THORPE T-18 N633GG |
Alamosa Colorado |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-07-25 | DEN85LA199 | Beech 58P N6039S |
Buena Vista Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-07-23 | DEN85FA196 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 N40501 |
Brighton Colorado |
serious injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1985-07-22 | DEN85LA198 | Mooney M20K N3866H |
Durango Colorado |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-07-13 | DEN85LA187 | Piper PA-28-181 N3030Z |
Kiowa Colorado |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-07-12 | DEN85FA186 | Piper PA-28-161 N2443Y |
Aspen Colorado |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1985-07-06 | DEN85LA182 | Cessna 182-R N9837H |
Telluride Colorado |
minor injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1985-07-06 | DEN85LA185 | Eiriavion Oy PIK-20B N563Y |
Grand Lake Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-07-05 | DEN85LA184 | Cessna A188B N731GN |
Del Norte Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-07-03 | DEN85LA178 | Cessna R172K N736XN |
Leadville Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-06-29 | DEN85FTM04 | Amateur-built SCORPION 133 N45877 |
Grand Junction Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-06-24 | DEN85LA169 | Piper PA-24-180 N6096P |
Yuma Colorado |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-06-17 | DEN85FA167 | Cessna 402B N100HK |
Bailey Colorado |
8 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1985-06-15 | DEN85LA156 | Cessna 170B N3475D |
Englewood Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-06-08 | DEN85LA158 | Mooney M20K N5764N |
Lafayette Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-06-08 | DEN85LA160 | Ayres S2R-600 N4871X |
Gardner Colorado |
no injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1985-06-01 | DEN85LA145 | Cessna 182 N759QY |
Byers Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-06-01 | DEN85LA146 | Piper PA-25-260-C N4926Y |
Ordway Colorado |
no injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1985-05-25 | DEN85LA143 | Cessna 340A N111SC |
Englewood Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-05-23 | DEN85LA140 | Champion 7FC N781VY |
Watkins Colorado |
minor injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1985-05-19 | DEN85LA139 | Boeing A75N1 N49926 |
Grand Junction Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-05-05 | DEN85LA127 | Raven S77A N4199G |
Fort Collins Colorado |
serious injuries | Preliminary |
| 1985-05-05 | DEN85LA128 | Schweizer SGS 2-32 N2477W |
Colorado Spring Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-05-02 | DEN85LA124 | Cessna 150 N18009 |
Glenwood Spring Colorado |
serious injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1985-05-01 | DEN85LA123 | Cessna 172 N737DH |
Garfield Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-04-27 | DEN85LA121 | Boeing PT 17 N555JW |
Aurora Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-04-22 | DEN85FA120 | Cessna P210N N6208W |
Laporte Colorado |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1985-04-17 | DEN85IA117 incident |
Hiller UH-12E N7411N |
Broomfield Colorado |
no injuries minor damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-04-13 | DEN85FTE01 | Amateur-built PHANTOM II UNREG |
Erie Colorado |
2 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1985-04-02 | DEN85LA108 | Maule M-5-210C N332X |
Fort Collins Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-30 | DEN85LA098 | Cessna 402C N2711X |
Aspen Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-29 | DEN85FA103 | Gulfstream 681 N772CB |
Calhan Colorado |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-22 | DEN85FA102 | Piper PA-28-181 N8359B |
Vail Colorado |
2 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-21 | DEN85FA099 | Cessna 182J N3354F |
Erie Colorado |
2 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1985-02-20 | DEN85LA081 | Cessna A185F N1169Q |
Rifle Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-02-18 | DEN85LA079 | Hiller FH-1100 N4035G |
Steamboat Sprng Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-02-08 | DEN85LA077 | Cessna 152 N94703 |
Englewood Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-01-26 | DEN85FA069 | Cessna 150F N6787F |
Marvel Colorado |
2 killed substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-01-23 | DEN85IA068 incident |
Boeing 737-291 N7343F |
Steamboat Sprin Colorado |
no injuries | Preliminary |
| 1985-01-20 | DEN85LA066 | Cessna 152 N4925M |
Canon City 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.
