19790729020269A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Colorado Spring, CO · July 29, 1979

Date
July 29, 1979 · 15:00 local
Place
Colorado Spring, CO
Airport
Black Forest
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N33CB
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN79DTE71
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
843 total226 in this make and model228 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Dragged wing tip attempting to land in severe turbulence caused by approaching thunderstorm. Acft flipped inverted.

As the FAA filed it

DRAGGED WING TIP ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN SEVERE TURBULENCE CAUSED BY APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM. ACFT FLIPPED INVERTED.

NTSB investigation

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