# Accident 19860416012129A: Piper PA18150, Colusa, CA, April 16, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1986, 14:30 local time
- Place: Colusa, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: UNIA
- Location: 39.2695° N, 122.0501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2695&lon=-122.0501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82182 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,421 total, 10,210 in this make and model, 265 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860416012129A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED SNOW AND TURBULENCE EN ROUTE.UNABLE TO TURN WITHOUT STALLING IN FREEZING RAIN. LANDED IN A FIELD.

## 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 LAX86LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA181), Apr 16, 1986: Piper PA-18-150 (N82182), Colusa, CA, 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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