# Accident 19921219050949A: Piper PA18150, Boulder, CO, December 19, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1992, 16:30 local time
- Place: Boulder, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9703° N, 105.2092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9703&lon=-105.2092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4384A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4384A) (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 O360A3A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,435 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 88 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN93LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921219050949A

## Narrative

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

AFTER RELEASING GLIDER ON AERIAL TOW WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE AIRPORT DUE FOG. WING HIT FENCE POST LANDING ON A ROAD.

## 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 DEN93LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA016), Dec 19, 1992: Piper PA-18-150 (N4384A), Boulder, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO EVALUATE CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N4384A (1)

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

- [Incident 20020417010249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020417010249I), Apr 17, 2002: Piper PA18150 (N4384A), Longmont, CO, Minor damage. (-23) While towing a glider at boulder at boulder county airport (1V5), wind direction and velocity changed after take off. (Peak gusts @ 45). Landing was…

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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