# Accident 20181013019949A: Cessna 120, Fort Lupton, CO, October 13, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2018, 14:55 local time
- Place: Fort Lupton, CO
- Airport: Platte Valley Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1108° N, 104.7008° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1108&lon=-104.7008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1881N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1881N-2020-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 610 total, 54 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181013019949A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED VAN-AIRE SKYPORT (CO12) IN BRIGHTON, CO AT 1420 AND HEADED NORTH TO HUDSON-PLATTE VALLEY AIRPARK(18V). PIC STATED HE WAS ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 33 AT 250FT AGL AND INITIATED A GO-AROUND DUE TO CROSS WINDS, ADVANCED THROTTLE TO FULL POWER AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO CUT OUT. THROTTLE POSITION AND MIXTURE WERE SET FOR FULL POWER AND CARB HEAT WAS OFF. ENGINE POWER CONTINUED TO CUT OUT, PIC INITIATED AN EMERGENCY 3 POINT LANDING IN A CORNFIELD A HALF MILE FROM THE RUNWAY. ENGINE POWER FAILED, PIC MADE CONTACT WITH THE CORN, AIRCRAFT SLOWED AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND NOSE DOWN.

## 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 CEN19LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA006), Oct 13, 2018: Cessna 120 (N1881N), Hudson, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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