# Accident 20100814044341A: Shpakow Tho SA 750, Brighton, CO, August 14, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2010, 11:00 local time
- Place: Brighton, CO
- Airport: Van-Aire
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9828° N, 104.7044° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9828&lon=-104.7044&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28KT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28KT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Shpakow Thomas SA 750 (registry code 05611VK, https://openairdocs.org/model/shpakow-thomas-sa-750) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SHPAKOW THO SA 750
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 879 total, 230 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA487](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA487) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100814044341A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 14, 2010,  N28KT, A SHPAKOW THOMAS FIXED WING SINGLE ENGINE BI-PLANE, COLLIDED WITH A REMOTE CONTROL AIRPLANE AT CO12 (VAN AIRE).  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE REMOTE CONTROLLED AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED.  TWO SOLES ON BOARD THE AIRCRACT NO INJURIES. VISUAL FLIGHT RULES PREVAILED.

## 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 CEN10LA487](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA487), Aug 14, 2010: Shpakow Thomas SA 750 (N28KT), Brighton, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The radio-controlled airplane operator’s decision to maneuver his airplane outside of the designated operating area, resulting in a collision with a bi-plane. Contributing to the accident was the…

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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