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DEN86FA066

1986-01-17 · LEADVILLE, Colorado, United States · Fatal · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport LXV

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT DEPARTED PUEBLO, COLORADO ON A VFR FLT TOWARD AN APPROACHING FRONTAL WX SYSTEM. RADAR DATA SHOWED THE ACFT CLIMBED TO AN ALTITUDE OF 18,200 FT MSL, WITH ERRATIC MANEUVERING IN THE VICINITY OF ACCIDENT SITE. THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED AT 13,200 FT MSL IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. THE PLT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE UNPRESSURIZED ACFT WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_DEN86FA066.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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