ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358954
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| Date: | Saturday 27 May 1995 |
| Time: | 15:22 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18A-180 |
| Owner/operator: | High Flights Soaring Club, Inc |
| Registration: | N7808Z |
| MSN: | 18-8485 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 15560 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-C2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Westcliffe, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (4CO3) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, AT A SPEED OF 45 TO 50 MILES PER HOUR, THE AIRPLANE 'VEERED HARD RIGHT.' THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT, BUT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE TO HIS CONTROL INPUTS. THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, IMPACTED A DIRT BANK, NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. DUST DEVILS WERE OBSERVED MOVING ACROSS THE AIRPORT AROUND THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. WITNESSES REPORTING NO VISIBLE DUST ASSOCIATED WITH THE DUST DEVILS STATED THAT FOLDING CHAIRS AND LOOSE OBJECTS WERE TOSSED AROUND.
Probable Cause: THE LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO THE ENCOUNTER WITH THE DUST DEVIL.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW95LA221
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 August 2012 | N7808Z | High Flights Soaring Club Inc | 0 | Peyton, Colorado | |
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| 14-Mar-2024 20:01 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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