# Accident 20171013014849A: Russell E Oberg MURPHY REBEL, Ft. Collins, CO, October 13, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2017, 10:58 local time
- Place: Ft. Collins, CO
- Airport: Vance Brand
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1644° N, 105.1636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VANCE BRAND (LMO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1644&lon=-105.1636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N734R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Russell E Oberg MURPHY REBEL (registry code 05632ZD, https://openairdocs.org/model/russell-e-oberg-murphy-rebel) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-E2D (registry code 42123, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-e2d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RUSSELL E OBERG MURPHY REBEL
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 341 total, 18 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171013014849A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 13, 2017, AT APPROXIMATELY 1058 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME (MST), N734R, A 2015 MURPHY REBEL EXPERIMENTAL HOME BUILT AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD NEAR FT. COLLINS, COLORADO. LOCATION WAS APPROXIMATELY A LATITUDE 40-37-33.3N, AND LONGITUDE 105-06-22W. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VFR. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD AND WAS NOT INJURED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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