# Accident 19770603019419A: Piper PA18150, Colorado Spgs, CO, June 3, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1977
- Place: Colorado Spgs, CO
- Airport: Usaf Academy
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 38.9725° N, 104.8211° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at USAF Academy Airfield (AFF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9725&lon=-104.8211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4386Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4386Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,392 total, 270 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN77FTE55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE55) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770603019419A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN77FTE55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE55), Jun 3, 1977: Piper PA-18 (N4386Z), Colorado Spgs, CO, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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