# Accident 19960615013879A: Piper PA18150, El Paso, CO, June 15, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1996
- Place: El Paso, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 39.1000° N, 104.8499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1000&lon=-104.8499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111BF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N111BF-1998-06-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96FA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960615013879A

## Narrative

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

NO NARRATIVE AVAILABLE

## 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 FTW96FA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA250), Jun 15, 1996: Piper PA-18-150 (N111BF), Monument, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions in an aircraft which not instrument-equipped. Factors were clouds, low ceiling, and rain.

## Other reports on N111BF (1)

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

- [Incident 19940630027739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940630027739I), Jun 30, 1994: Piper PA18150 (N111BF), Salida, CO, Minor damage. Served off runway landing after a glider tow. Stated on applying heel brake his foot slipped off pedal. Bent rod.

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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