# NTSB Accident DEN03LA010
> **Hildebrandt Rutan/Defiant** · 2002-10-19 · Watkins, CO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN03LA010
- **Event ID:** 20021028X05391
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-10-19
- **Location:** Watkins, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.785278, -104.543052
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hildebrandt
- **Model:** Rutan/Defiant
- **Registration:** N219DF
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to use the checklist, resulting in his forgetting to lower the nose landing gear.  Contributing factors included the pilot's attention being diverted by the loss of oil pressure on the rear engine due to a broken oil pressure sensor line, and a broken throttle cable on the front engine, requiring an airborne shutdown using the ignition switches.

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