Jerrell RV-4 accident near Englewood, CO
On May 11, 1996, a Jerrell RV-4 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Englewood, CO. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 11, 1996
- Place
- Englewood, CO
- Aircraft
- Jerrell RV-4 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.580°N, 104.860°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X05746
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 11, 1996, at 1134 mountain daylight time, a Jerrell RV-4, N44AZ, registered to the pilot, collided in midair with a Sukhoi Su-29, N55SU, registered to its pilot, while landing at Englewood, Colorado. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plans were filed. N44AZ was destroyed, and N55SU sustained minor damage. The private pilot in N44AZ was fatally injured, and the airline transport pilot in the N55SU was not injured. Both personal flights were being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The flight of N44AZ originated at Peyton, Colorado, approximately 1100. The flight of the N55SU originated at Watkins, Colorado, approximately 1115. The pilot of N44AZ obtained a weather briefing via telephone from the Denver Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS), and was advised that VFR flight was not recommended due to localized fog in the Colorado Springs area. At the time, Centennial Airport was hosting an open house. It featured static displays of aircraft and a fly-by, called the "Parade of Flight." According to Centennial Control Tower tape recordings and transcripts, the pilot of N44AZ contacted the west controller at 1127:50 and advised he was "en route your airport...directly south of the airport, south of the power lines." He was instructed to report entering a right downwind leg for runway 17R. The pilot acknowledged. Shortly thereafter, at 1128:20, the pilot of 55SU contacted the east controller and advised he was "Aurora Reservoir, landing." The controller told him to "plan a left base entry abeam Cherry Creek, (runway
Probable cause
failure of the pilot of the RV-4, N44AZ, to comply with an ATC clearance by landing on the wrong runway, and the failure of the pilot of the SU-29, N55SU, to maintain an adequate visual lookout. Factors in the accident were: the failure of the air traffic controller to restate the landing runway to the pilot of the RV-4 during a critical period of flight, his failure to advise the pilot of the RV-
More accidents in CO
- Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-14, Nov 15, 1987
- Grumman Gulfstream III, Mar 30, 2001
- Beech 1900, Jan 28, 2026
- Douglas DC3, Mar 9, 2019
- Piper PA-31-350, Dec 3, 2014
Browse: Colorado
Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
