# NTSB DEN69D0232: Piper PA-18A, N4371A, Byers, CO, April 21, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 21, 1969
- Place: Byers, CO · BYERS, CO
- Location: 39.7094° N, 104.2128° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Byers, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7094&lon=-104.2128&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 20, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188807
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN69D0232
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0232

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1030  69/4/21    BYERS,COLO          PIPER PA-18A        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 889
        TIME - 1645                    N4371A              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 220 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4371A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4371A), registered now, S/N 18-4773, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (registry code 7101837) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N4371A (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 ANC86LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA166), Sep 27, 1986: Piper PA-18 (N4371A), Pilot Point, AK, substantial damage

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.

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