ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364385
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| Date: | Sunday 13 October 1991 |
| Time: | 12:40 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Christopher Carroll |
| Registration: | N4488Z |
| MSN: | 18-8843 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-H2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Telluride, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Montrose, CO (KMTJ) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRCRAFT WAS CIRCLING AT APPROXIMATELY 12,500 FEET MSL AND APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET AGL. DOWNDRAFTS WERE ENCOUNTERED AND THE PILOT COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. HE ELECTED TO LAND IN A MEADOW. DURING LANDING ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER IN THE SOFT TERRAIN.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT FLYING THE AIRCRAFT AT A HEIGHT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WHICH WAS INADEQUATE FOR RECOVERY FROM AN ENCOUNTER WITH DOWN DRAFTS. A FACTOR WAS: DOWN DRAFT ENCOUNTER.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN92LA003
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 May 2023 | N4488Z | Alaska Tailwheel LLC | 0 | Fairbanks, AK | |
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| 19-Mar-2024 14:28 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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