# Incident 19800223029582I: Brasov IS28B2, Boulder, CO, February 23, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1980, 14:15 local time
- Place: Boulder, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0244° N, 105.2513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boulder, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0244&lon=-105.2513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60DF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60DF-1996-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: I.C.A.-Brasov IS-28B2 (registry code 4490102, https://openairdocs.org/model/i-c-a-brasov-is-28b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRASOV IS28B2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 15 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800223029582I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST SIGHT OF TOW PLANE. DURING EVASIVE ACTION, WINGTIP OF GLIDER HIT TOW PLANE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N55WF, Piper PA18S: [Incident 19800223029581I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800223029581I)

## Other reports on N60DF (1)

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

- [Accident 19900826035989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900826035989A), Aug 26, 1990: Brasov IS28B2 (N60DF), Savannh, TN, Substantial damage. Turbulence on short final. A wing dipped and caught the ground causing glider to cartwheel.

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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