# Incident 19890904048499I: Tcrafk DCO65TCRAFT, Brighton, CO, September 4, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1989, 15:30 local time
- Place: Brighton, CO
- Airport: Heckendorf Ranches Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9633° N, 104.7490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Heckendorf Ranches Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9633&lon=-104.7490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48393, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48393) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft DCO-65 (registry code 8850408, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-dco-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFK DCO65TCRAFT
- Reported engine: CONT A65*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 115 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890904048499I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STARTED ENGINE FOR THE PURPOSE OF CHANGING OIL. WHILE MOVING AIRCRAFT CAUGHT A WING AND BROKE A GEAR.

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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