# NTSB DEN68F0274: Piper PA-18, N1870P, Rifle, CO, May 18, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 18, 1968
- Place: Rifle, CO · RIFLE, CO
- Location: 39.5376° N, 107.7703° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rifle, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5376&lon=-107.7703&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 11, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110134
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68F0274
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68F0274

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1490  68/5/18    RIFLE,COLO          PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0930                    N1870P              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 24, 315 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            115 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GARFIELD COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- PLT HAD BEEN PRACTISING BY SPRAYING WATER. WAS ADJUSTING SPRAY REGULATORS BEFORE LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1870P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1870P-1976-06-03), registration cancelled 1976-06-03, S/N 18-4148, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (registry code 7101837) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Garfield County

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.

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