# Incident 19920718038759I: Piper PA18150, Boulder, CO, July 18, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1992, 15:00 local time
- Place: Boulder, CO
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0244° N, 105.2513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boulder, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0244&lon=-105.2513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4253Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4253Z-2017-03-10) (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 O360C2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 75 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920718038759I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER IN FLIGHT. FORCED LANDING IN FIELD. FOUND FUEL SELECTOR VALVE HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N4253Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19950902027659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950902027659A), Sep 2, 1995: Piper PA18150 (N4253Z), Westcliffe, CO, Substantial damage. Landing after glider tow. Veered off runway down embankment. Nosed over. Gusty crosswinds, pilot control factors.

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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