# Accident 20071223830709A: Piper PA18150, Truckee, CA, December 23, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 2007, 10:00 local time
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4728° N, 120.3325° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4728&lon=-120.3325&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9086Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08CA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071223830709A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH WHILE ENROUTE FROM (TRK) TRUCKEE, CA TO (4SD) RENO STEAD AIRPORT. PILOT STATED THAT HE ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A SNOW COVERED MEADOW. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.

## 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 SEA08CA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA053), Dec 23, 2007: Piper PA-18-150 (N9086Y), Truckee, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of partial engine power during cruise for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the snow covered terrain.

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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