# NTSB DEN80FTE02: Piper PA-18, N5770D, Evergreen, CO, October 15, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 15, 1979
- Place: Evergreen, CO · EVERGREEN, CO
- Location: 39.6356° N, 105.3381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Evergreen, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6356&lon=-105.3381&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132721
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTE02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE02

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3768  79/10/15   EVERGREEN,CO        PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1615                    N5770D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 26, 975 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            40 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARSHDALE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LITTLETON,CO                EVERGREEN,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
        REMARKS- NO SUBSTANTIAL RESPONSE FM ENG FOR APRX 4 SECONDS WHEN PWR WAS ADDED DRG GO-ARND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5770D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5770D-2012-09-17), registration cancelled 2012-09-17, S/N 18-5271, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (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: Marshdale

## 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 19791015027929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791015027929A), Oct 15, 1979: Piper PA18150, Evergreen, CO, Substantial damage. Attempted go-around with rich fuel mixture at high density altitude. Engine faltered. Stalled on initial climb.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.