# Accident 20100527005079A: Piper J3, Parker, CO, May 27, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2010, 15:50 local time
- Place: Parker, CO
- Airport: Everitt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5239° N, 104.6578° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5239&lon=-104.6578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8688, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8688) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J-3 (registry code 7100502, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 1,384 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100527005079A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT NC8688, A PIPER J-3 CUB, CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING A GO-AROUND ON AN APPROACH TO EVERITT AIRFIELD (1CO8).  WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS VMC WITH STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, BUT THE TWO PERSONS ON BOARD WERE UNINJURED.

## 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 CEN10CA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA263), May 27, 2010: Piper J-3 (N8688), Parker, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing in gusting winds.

## Other reports on N8688 (1)

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

- [Incident 19910215010499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910215010499I), Feb 15, 1991: Piper J3 (N8688), Perry, GA, Minor damage. Pilot stated he encountered downdraft after takeoff. Elected to land in field to avoid trees.

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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