# Incident 19950812032419I: Piper PA18150, Chicago, IL, August 12, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1995, 12:34 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago Midway
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7856° N, 87.7527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (MDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7856&lon=-87.7527&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4158W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4158W) (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 O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950812032419I

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER TOWING BANNER. LANDED SAFELY. LOOSE MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE HOLD DOWN CLAMPS. WENT TO LEAN. HOT OAT FACTOR

## Other reports on N4158W (2)

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

- [Incident 19950623023549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950623023549I), Jun 23, 1995: Piper PA18150 (N4158W), Chicago/Aurora, IL. Practicing banner pickup. Lost power. Engine idled. Throttle cable slid in mounting clamp. First annual not due.
- [Incident 19950219036749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950219036749I), Feb 19, 1995: Piper PA18150 (N4158W), Valparaiso, IN, Minor damage. Report power loss on final. Ground looped. Landing. No engine defects found.

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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