NTSB DEN87LA217 — 1987-08-14 · OGDEN, Utah, United States

Current FAA registration · N2909T

Make / Model: AERO COMMANDER 200D
Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19660531
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A2F91F

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N2909T Rockwell 200D None

Factual narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ON A FERRY FLIGHT TO OGDEN, UT AND EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT SHORTLY AFTER DEPRT. THE PILOT EXECUTED A STRAIGHT IN VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 34 AND BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT A FIRE ERUPTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARTIALLY CONSUMED BY THE FIRE AND THE PILOT ESCAPED WITHOUT INJURY. THE ACFT LANDING GEAR WASSECURED IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION FOR THE FLIGHT. THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE WAS NOT DETERMINED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_DEN87LA217.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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