# NTSB DEN81FTE70: Christen Eagle, N1CG, Longmont, CO, September 17, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1981
- Place: Longmont, CO · LONGMONT, CO
- Location: 40.1682° N, 105.1005° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Longmont, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1682&lon=-105.1005&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123167
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTE70
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE70

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3296  81/9/17  NR.LONGMONT,CO        CHRISTEN EAGLE      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0843                    N1CG                PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  42, 6318 TOTAL HOURS, 9
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENVER,CO                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1CG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CHRISTEN EAGLE
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19810917060289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810917060289A), Sep 17, 1981: Amtr CHRISEAGLE2, Longmont, CO, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed during aerobatic practice session by pilot.

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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