# Accident 19880203001819A: Piper PA18125, Brighton, CO, February 3, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1988, 17:50 local time
- Place: Brighton, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9498° N, 104.7904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9498&lon=-104.7904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1153A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1153A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-125 (registry code 7101812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-125) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18125
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 18 total, 18 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880203001819A

## Narrative

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

AFTER BUZZING AREA, PILOT DIVED AIRCRAFT VERTICALLY INTO GOUND IMPACT. LEFT NOTE, WAS UNHAPPY WITH LIFE.

## 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 DEN88FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA062), Feb 4, 1988: Piper PA-18-125 (N1153A), Brighton, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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