# Accident 20100805044369A: Piper PA-18-150, Watkins, CO, August 5, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2010, 10:52 local time
- Place: Watkins, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7850° N, 104.5997° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7850&lon=-104.5997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8576Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8576Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,069 total, 1,707 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA473](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA473) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100805044369A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 5, 2010 AT APPROXIMATEY 1052 MDT, N8576Y, A PIPER PA-18-150 CRASHED AT FRONT RANGE AIRPORT DENVER, CO (KFTG). THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ONE PERSON ON BOARD AND NO INJURES. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER CFR PART 91, AND VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.

## 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 CEN10CA473](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA473), Aug 5, 2010: Piper PA-18-150 (N8576Y), Watkins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing, resulting in a ground-loop.

## Other reports on N8576Y (1)

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

- [Accident 20240811010309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240811010309A), Aug 11, 2024: Piper PA-18-150 (N8576Y), Bozeman, MT, Substantial damage. Aircraft experienced a power loss during climb, unable to correct the problem utilizing the checklist procedures. Carb heat applied and on duration of…

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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