Denight 100D2 accident near Hudson, CO
On September 16, 2005, a Denight 100D2 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Hudson, CO. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 16, 2005
- Place
- Hudson, CO
- Aircraft
- Denight 100D2 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.021°N, 104.552°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050920X01495
NTSB summary
On September 16, 2005, approximately 0700 mountain daylight time, a Denight 100D2, N197D, registered to and operated by a private pilot, was destroyed when it impacted terrain during an uncontrolled descent six miles southeast of Hudson, Colorado. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal cross-country flight was being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot and a passenger were fatally injured. The flight originated from Erie Municipal Airport (48V), Erie, Colorado, and was en route to Bartlesville Municipal Airport (BVO), Bartlesville, Oklahoma. A witness told an FAA inspector that the airplane departed 48V approximately 0645. Approximately 0700, the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) began receiving an emergency locator transmitter (ELT) signal. An aerial search failed to locate the source of the transmission. A ground search was organized approximately 1630, and the wreckage was located in a Weld County field near the intersection of County Roads 4 and 55. The on-scene investigation by an FAA inspector revealed a crater approximately 15 feet from the main wreckage oriented 030 degrees magnetic direction. There was no scar between the crater and the airplane. The airplane came to rest upright. There was a right twist in the fuselage. One wooden propeller blade was shattered; the other blade was undamaged. The left wing was crushed upward and inward along the leading edge. The right wing sustained damage near the root where the right main landing gear punctured. The left main gear was bent outward longitudinally
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
