- Date
- April 22, 1980
- Place
- Boulder, CO · BOULDER, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6127APiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report July 14, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800422010149A
- Case key
- 130884
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1311 80/4/22 BOULDER,CO PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1100 N6127A PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 21, 644 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 33 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BOULDER MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BOULDER,CO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6127A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Boulder Muni
N6127ARegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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