# Accident 19950527049459A: Piper PA18150, Westcliffe, CO, May 27, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1995, 15:10 local time
- Place: Westcliffe, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1299° N, 105.4596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1299&lon=-105.4596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7808Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7808Z) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950527049459A

## Narrative

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

(-16) ON MAY 27, 1995, AT 1510 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME AIRCRAFT WAS TOWING A GLIDER AND AS AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF OF RUNWAY 31 IT ENCOUNTERED A SEVERE WIND GUST AND EXITED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE GLIDER BEING TOWED RELEASED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL GLIDER TOWING FLIGHT.

## 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 FTW95LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA221), May 27, 1995: Piper PA-18A-180 (N7808Z), Westcliffe, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO THE ENCOUNTER WITH THE DUST DEVIL.

## Other reports on N7808Z (1)

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

- [Accident 20120801015859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120801015859A), Aug 1, 2012: Piper PA-18-150 (N7808Z), Falcon, CO, Substantial damage. On 8/1/2012, N7808Z incurred substantial damage after landing at Meadowlake Airport. 1 sob, no injuries, VFR condintions prevailed.

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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