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DEN84LA276

1984-09-02 · CALHAN, Colorado, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N858E

Make / Model
MOLINO OY PIK-20E
Year of manufacture
1975 · 9 years old at event
Engine
NONE NONE
Seats / Engines
1 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19751010
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S ABC574

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE GLIDER STRUCK A BARBED WIRE FENCE WHILE LANDING IN A PASTURE. THE PLT SAID HE ENCOUNTERED A DOWNWASH AT THE EDGE OF A STORM THAT RESULTED IN AN 800 FPM RATE OF DESCENT AND FORCED LANDING. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_DEN84LA276.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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