# Accident 19950830027129A: Piper PA18150, Yuma, AZ, August 30, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1995, 15:30 local time
- Place: Yuma, AZ
- Airport: Yuma Mcas - Yuma International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6798° N, 114.6605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6798&lon=-114.6605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91008 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 431 total, 3 in this make and model, 118 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA317) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950830027129A

## Narrative

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

FIRST DUAL IN NEWLY PURCHASED AIRCRAFT AND NO TAIL DRAGGER TIME. VEERED LANDING. CFI TOOK OVER. GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 LAX95LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA317), Aug 30, 1995: Piper PA-18-150 (N91008), Yuma, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight and the failure of both pilots to maintain directional control.

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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