# NTSB DEN88LA059: Piper PA-18-150, N62491, Peyton, CO, January 30, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 30, 1988, 09:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place: Peyton, CO
- Location: 39.0330° N, 104.4904° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peyton, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0330&lon=-104.4904&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 17443
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN88LA059
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/17443/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA059

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - snow covered (contributing factor)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N62491](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62491), registered now, S/N 18-7709037 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-150
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18-7709037
- Airframe hours: 2031
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-A2A 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Civil Air Patrol
- Registered owner: Department Of Military Affairs
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, October 14, 1987, 61 hours before
- Departed: APA, ENGLEWOOD, CO
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: OOV, Meadow Lake, runway 15, 4,150 × 30 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 51; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 1,750 total, 172 in this make and model, 1,637 as pilot in command, 32 in the last 90 days, 23 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 315° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 43 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19880130001649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880130001649A), Jan 30, 1988: Piper PA18150, Peyton, CO, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on rollout. Quartering tail wind. Veered off runway. Stopped by heavy snow. Nosed over.

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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