# Accident 19950902027659A: Piper PA18150, Westcliffe, CO, September 2, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1995, 13:30 local time
- Place: Westcliffe, CO
- Airport: Silver West Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1291° N, 105.4600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1291&lon=-105.4600&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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA377](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA377) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950902027659A

## Narrative

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

LANDING AFTER GLIDER TOW. VEERED OFF RUNWAY DOWN EMBANKMENT. NOSED OVER. GUSTY CROSSWINDS, PILOT CONTROL FACTORS.

## 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 FTW95LA377](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA377), Sep 2, 1995: Piper PA-18-150 (N4253Z), Westcliffe, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE BY THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR WAS GUSTING CROSS WINDS.

## Other reports on N4253Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19920718038759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920718038759I), Jul 18, 1992: Piper PA18150 (N4253Z), Boulder, CO. Engine lost power in flight. Forced landing in field. Found fuel selector valve had failed.

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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