# NTSB DEN77DTE63: Piper PA-18, N8103Y, Silver Cliff, CO, July 3, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1977
- Place: Silver Cliff, CO · SILVER CLIFF, CO
- Location: 38.1292° N, 105.3992° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Silver Cliff, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1292&lon=-105.3992&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 9, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147668
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77DTE63
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DTE63

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1594   77/7/3    SILVER CLIFF, CO    PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 2524
        TIME - 1330                    N8103Y              PX-  0  0  0  TOWING GLIDERS            TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SILVER CLIFF,CO             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           DRAGGED WINGTIP,POD,OR FLOAT                             TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - LOCAL WHIRLWIND
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           85                                                      315
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           5                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- DUST DEVIL CAUGHT WING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8103Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8103Y), registered now, S/N 18-8585, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Valley

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770703018559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770703018559A), Jul 3, 1977: Piper PA18150, Silver Cliff, CO, Substantial damage. Dust devil caught wing.

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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