# Accident 19920620021221A: Frchld 24W46, Brighton, CO, June 20, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1992, 14:05 local time
- Place: Brighton, CO
- Airport: Brighton Van Aire Estates Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9502° N, 104.7902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9502&lon=-104.7902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81229, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81229) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild 24W-46 (registry code 3370626, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-24w-46) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD 24W46
- Reported engine: CONT W6706N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,323 total, 284 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN92LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920620021221A

## Narrative

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

ON TAKEOFF ROLL COLLIDED WIHT N32KW THAT WAS BACK TAXIING ON THE RUNWAY. WAS UNABLE TO SEE OVER NOSE WITH TAIL DOWN

## Other aircraft in the event

- N32KW, Amtr GLASAIR: [Accident 19920620021222A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920620021222A)

## 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 DEN92LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA063), Jun 20, 1992: Fairchild 24W-46 (N81229), Brighton, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT.

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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