# NTSB DEN73FTE87: Piper PA-18, N9149D, Black Forest, CO, June 14, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 14, 1973
- Place: Black Forest, CO · BLACK FOREST, CO
- Location: 39.0130° N, 104.7008° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Black Forest, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0130&lon=-104.7008&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190230
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73FTE87
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTE87

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1534  73/6/14    BLACK FOREST,COLO   PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1050                    N9149D              PX-  0  0  0  TOWING GLIDERS            AGE 32, 545 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            122 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLACK FOREST PORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLACK FOREST,COLO           LOCAL AREA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- GLIDER PLTS FIRST SOLO FLT.IMPROPER OPN OF FLT CTLS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9149D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9149D-2013-05-22), registration cancelled 2013-05-22, S/N 18-6539, built 1958 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Black Forest Port

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730614014829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730614014829A), Jun 14, 1973: Piper PA18S125, Black Forest, CO, Destroyed. Glider plts first solo flt. Improper opn of flt ctls.

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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