# Accident 20150404006819A: Piper PA-18-150, Cornelia, GA, April 4, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2015, 15:25 local time
- Place: Cornelia, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5008° N, 83.5550° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5008&lon=-83.5550&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7153Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7153Z) (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 PA-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,225 total, 59 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150404006819A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING TOUCHDOWN ON RWY 24.  AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY INTO DITCH ADJACENT TO RUNWAY.

## 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 GAA15CA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA070), Apr 4, 2015: Piper PA 18-150 (N7153Z), Cornelia, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.

## Other reports on N7153Z (2)

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

- [Accident 20110216009669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110216009669A), Feb 16, 2011: Piper PA-18-150 (N7153Z), Twin Falls, ID, Substantial damage. On the 16th of February 2011, during a part 135.293(b) flight check for [privacy data omitted] cert# [privacy data omitted] and certificate holder of snowy…
- [Accident 19970928029249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970928029249A), Sep 28, 1997: Piper PA18150 (N7153Z), Mackay Bar, ID, Substantial damage. Crashed under unknown circumstances.

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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