# Accident 19791205035309A: Piper PA18150, Englewood, CO, December 5, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1979, 19:00 local time
- Place: Englewood, CO
- Airport: Arapahoe Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6908° N, 105.5047° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ARAPAHOE (CD19), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6908&lon=-105.5047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82065, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82065) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 418 total, 17 in this make and model, 143 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FTE11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791205035309A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. CFI TRIED TO LAND ON TAXIWAY. HIT SNOW BANK. NO ENGINE DEFECTS.

## 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 DEN80FTE11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE11), Dec 5, 1979: Piper PA-18 (N82065), Englewood, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N82065 (3)

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

- [Accident 20240815012719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240815012719A), Aug 15, 2024: Piper PA-18-150 (N82065), Arctic Village, AK, Substantial damage. Departed sheenjek river gravel strip at 18:30 local on 15 August 2024. Monitored winds prior to departure, which showed crosswind conditions of 3-6 mph with…
- [Incident 19790905034479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790905034479I), Sep 5, 1979: Piper PA18150 (N82065), Englewood, CO, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control after touchdown in moderate crosswind.
- [Incident 19780117003429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780117003429I), Jan 17, 1978: Piper PA18 (N82065), Colorado Spring, CO, Minor damage. Lost directional control in rollout and ground looped aircraft.

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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