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Event DEN88LA042

1988-01-08 GREELEY, Colorado, United States Airport · GXY None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE WAS MAKING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RWY 09, AN ASPHALT RWY 6200 X 75 FT. THE WIND WAS LIGHT AND VARIABLE. THE PLT SAID THAT DURING THE 4TH T&G, HE LANDED A LITTLE FAST AND NOT PERFECTLY ALIGNED WITH THE RWY. WHEN HE APPLIED PWR TO TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TO THE LT AND HE DID NOT COMPENSATE WITH ENOUGH RUDDER. THE ACFT SWERVED TO THE LT SIDE OF THE RWY, COLLIDED WITH A SNOWBANK AND NOSED OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_DEN88LA042.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.