Piper PA-22-135 accident near Parker, Colorado, August 13, 1983
On August 13, 1983 at about 1:45 am local time, a Piper PA-22-135, registered N2183A, was substantially damaged in an accident near Parker, Colorado (Everitt Pvt Airstrip airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 13, 1983 · about 1:45 am local time
- Place
- Parker, Colorado · Everitt Pvt Airstrip · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22-135 · all PA-22-135s on the register
- Registration
- N2183A · registry record · serial 22-603
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT. NEITHER THE ACFT OWNER NOR THE ACFT HAD FLOWN FOR OVER 9 MONTHS. THE OWNER WAS ON A RECHECK FLT WITH A CFI FOR CURRENCY. THE OWNER HAD PREFLIGHTED THE ACFT AND FOUND NO WATER IN THE FUEL SUMPS. THE CFI DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE PREFLIGHT OR EVEN WITNESS IT BUT ACCEPTED THE OWNERS ASSESSMENT SINCE HE HAD SEEN THE OWNER PREFLT ON A PRIOR OCCASION. THE FLT PROCEEDED NORMALLY UNTIL THE CFI MADE SOME STEEP TURNS. THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND TO THROTTLE A SHORT WHILE AFTER THE TURNS WHILE THE OWNER WAS FLYING. THECFI TOOK OVER FOR THE EMERGENCY AND FAILED TO GET A RESTART SO A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED WATER IN THE FUEL LINES AND CARBURETOR. ONE CUP OF WATER WAS DRAINED FROM THE GASCOLATOR. THE ACFT HAS TWO 18 GALLON FUEL TANKS SITUATED IN THE WINGS LEVEL ENOUGH SO THAT WATER COULD COLLECT OVER THE ENTIRE BOTTOM WITHOUT COLLECTING AT THE FUEL OUTLET LINES.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 65 hours in all; 42 in this make and model; 39 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,746 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, September 6, 1982; 6 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,950 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-290-62 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: APA Englewood CO
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 210° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 15,000 ft
- Temperature: 73°F (23°C), dew point 57°F (14°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 10:45 pm from APA, 11 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N2183A the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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