Parks FOKKER D-VII REPLICA N18852
22 August 2025 · Englewood, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 August 2025 at about 14:44 local time, a Parks FOKKER D-VII REPLICA registered N18852 was involved in an accident near Englewood, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 14:44
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Englewood, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Centennial (KAPA)
- Coordinates
- 39.5710, -104.8418
- Aircraft
- Parks FOKKER D-VII REPLICA
- Registration
- N18852
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1979
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hudson → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN25LA333
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A malfunction of the tailwheel which resulted in a runway excursion and ground loop.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that during the landing roll the tailwheel malfunctioned, which resulted in a runway excursion and ground loop. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the upper left wing and lower right wing. The pilot submitted a photo taken just before touch down that showed the tailwheel not locked into position and was deflected to the left as the rudder was deflected to the right.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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