# Accident 19831119058152A: Piper PA18180, Colorado Spring, CO, November 19, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1983, 10:28 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport: Black Forest
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8339° N, 104.8214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colorado Springs, CO, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8339&lon=-104.8214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3594P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3594P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 862 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831119058152A

## Narrative

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

SETTLED BACK TO SNOW COVERED GROUND ON GLIDER TOW LIFTOFF. GLIDER N4246L RELEASED BUT STRUCK OVERTURNED TOW PLANE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N4246L, Grob G103TWNASTIR: [Accident 19831119058151A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831119058151A)

## 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 DEN84LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA029), Nov 19, 1983: Piper PA-18-180 (N3594P), 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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