# Accident 19871027061489A: Piper PA18150, Casa Grande, AZ, October 27, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1987, 17:25 local time
- Place: Casa Grande, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8795° N, 111.7574° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Casa Grande, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8795&lon=-111.7574&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4101E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4101E-2006-05-24) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,296 total, 25 in this make and model, 351 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871027061489A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER DURING STUDENT TRAINING MANEUVERS. CRASH LANDED ON A DIRT ROAD. CAUSE OF POWER LOSS UNKNOWN.

## 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 LAX88LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA027), Oct 28, 1987: Piper PA-18-150 (N4101E), Casa Grande, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4101E (6)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20050322004929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050322004929A), Mar 22, 2005: Piper PA18150 (N4101E), Chandler, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot states he was performing touch & go landing practice (conventional gear airplane). On his second landing he was not properly aligned with the…
- [Incident 20000310003559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000310003559I), Mar 10, 2000: Piper PA18150 (N4101E), Chandler, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) While practicing emergency procedures (engine out) the student turned the fuel switch off instead of switching to the other tank. The student was briefed…
- [Accident 19980523015429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980523015429A), May 23, 1998: Piper PA18150 (N4101E), Sedona, AZ, Substantial damage. Ground looped after landing. (From .19) on may 23, 1998, at 1215 hours mountain standard time, a Piper PA-18-150, N4101E, ground looped after landing at the…
- [Accident 19970115000469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970115000469A), Jan 15, 1997: Piper PA18150 (N4101E), Chandler, AZ, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost control looking for flap handle on landing. Ground looped. CFI failed to correct swerve.
- [Accident 19891219051929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891219051929A), Dec 19, 1989: Piper PA18150 (N4101E), Bumble Bee, AZ, Substantial damage. Engine quit en route. Tried to land on a road,overshot,struck bushes and nosed over. Conditions for carburetor ice.
- [Accident 19861117056149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861117056149A), Nov 17, 1986: Piper PA18150 (N4101E), Chandler, AZ, Substantial damage. The aircraft ground looped during rollout from a downwind landing.

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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