# Accident 20120826019169A: Eberle John S FOLKER DR-1 TRIPLANE, Parker, CO, August 26, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2012, 09:46 local time
- Place: Parker, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5539° N, 104.7339° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5539&lon=-104.7339&mi=10
- Aircraft: N152RB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N152RB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eberle John S FOLKER DR-1 TRIPLANE (registry code 0566362, https://openairdocs.org/model/eberle-john-s-folker-dr-1-triplane) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EBERLE JOHN S FOLKER DR-1 TRIPLANE
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 19,650 total, 175 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12FA572](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA572) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120826019169A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 26, 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 0946 MDT, N152RB, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT FOKKER DR-1 TRIPLANE WAS DESTROYED AFTER IMPACTING TERRAIN NEAR 7963 WARBONNET TRAIL PARKER, COLORADO. THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC).

## 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 CEN12FA572](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA572), Aug 26, 2012: Eberle John S Fokker DR-1 Triplane (N152RB), Parker, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control of the airplane due to the airplane’s reduced climb performance during high density altitude operations.

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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