# Accident 19740610020489A: Piper PA18150, Two Buttes, CO, June 10, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1974
- Place: Two Buttes, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 37.5607° N, 102.3966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Two Buttes, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5607&lon=-102.3966&mi=10
- Aircraft: N333TM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N333TM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,290 total, 3,290 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74DTE80](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTE80) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740610020489A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN74DTE80](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTE80), Jun 10, 1974: Piper PA-18 (N333TM), Two Buttes, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N333TM (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20250510018619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250510018619A), May 10, 2025: Piper PA-18-150 (N333TM), Enumclaw, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot stated he lost engine power while towing glider. He released glider and landed in a nearby cow pasture. There were no injuries to the pilot or any…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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