# Accident 19830909047989A: Piper PA18, Breckenridge, CO, September 9, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1983, 07:10 local time
- Place: Breckenridge, CO
- Airport: Summit Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5000° N, 106.0398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5000&lon=-106.0398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2621K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2621K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper L-21B (registry code 7101815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-l-21b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,510 total, 300 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830909047989A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF FROM ROAD AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE PREMATURELY AND SANK INTO GROUND LOSSING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## 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 DEN83LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA211), Sep 9, 1983: Piper PA-18 (N2621K), Breckenridge, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2621K (1)

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

- [Incident 19880507039779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880507039779I), May 7, 1988: Piper PA18 (N2621K), King Salmon, AK, Minor damage. Bounced,porpoised and ground looped the aircraft on landing.

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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