Event DEN91LA004

1990-10-06 ENGLEWOOD, Colorado, United States Airport · APA None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N85VL

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

PIPER PA-30

Year of manufacture

1967 · 23 years old at event

TCDS

A1EA · PIPER AIRCRAFT INC

Seats / Engines

6 seats · 2 engines

Last airworthiness date

19670809

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S ABA6E5

Registrant of record

BOWERS JAY

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N85VL Piper PA-30B None

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION.

Factual narrative

DURING LANDING ROLL, A PROTABLE OXYGEN BOTTLE STOWED UNDER THE PILOT'S SEAT SLID FORWARD AND JAMMED THE RUDDER PEDALS CAUSING A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE NOSE CONE TO BE CRUSHED AND THE RIGHT MAIN WING SPAR TO BE TWISTED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_DEN91LA004.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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