# Accident 19890626017589A: Piper PA18150, Durango, CO, June 26, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1989, 10:15 local time
- Place: Durango, CO
- Airport: Val Air Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2694° N, 107.8790° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2694&lon=-107.8790&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4137Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4137Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,658 total, 118 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890626017589A

## Narrative

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

LANDING AFTER GLIDER TOW,LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 DEN89LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA148), Jun 26, 1989: Piper PA-18-150 (N4137Z), Durango, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUNDLOOP/SWERVE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE ADVERSE WIND CONDITION.

## Other reports on N4137Z (2)

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

- [Incident 19930522030499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930522030499I), May 22, 1993: Piper PA18150 (N4137Z), Durango, CO, Minor damage. Landed on road while engaged in simulated search rescue. Hit rut on road. Lost control. Hit a fence post.
- [Accident 19780702015019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780702015019A), Jul 2, 1978: Piper PA18150 (N4137Z), NM, 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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