# Accident 19911013046109A: Piper PA18150, Telluride, CO, October 13, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1991, 12:40 local time
- Place: Telluride, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9400° N, 107.9000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9400&lon=-107.9000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4488Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4488Z) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,429 total, 200 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN92LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911013046109A

## Narrative

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

ADVERSE WINDS CIRCLING IN A BOWL.UNABLE TO CLIMB OUT. ELECTED TO LAND. SHIFTING WIND CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER.

## 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 DEN92LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA003), Oct 13, 1991: Piper PA-18-150 (N4488Z), Telluride, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FLYING THE AIRCRAFT AT A HEIGHT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WHICH WAS INADEQUATE FOR RECOVERY FROM AN ENCOUNTER WITH DOWN DRAFTS. A FACTOR WAS: DOWN DRAFT ENCOUNTER.

## Other reports on N4488Z (1)

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

- [Accident 20230529005879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230529005879A), May 29, 2023: Piper PA-18-150 (N4488Z), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. When landing on the Chena River on floats, wind conditions were gusty with a right quartering tailwind. Pilot lost control of the aircraft resulting in the…

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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