Plane Crash List

Piper PA-18-150 N4488Z

13 October 1991 · Telluride, Colorado, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 13 October 1991 at about 18:40 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N4488Z, operated by Christopher Carroll, was involved in an accident near Telluride, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 18:40
Classification
Accident
Location
Telluride, Colorado, United States
Coordinates
37.9400, -107.9000
Aircraft
Piper PA-18-150
Registration
N4488Z
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Christopher Carroll
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Montrose → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN92LA003

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

THE PILOT FLYING THE AIRCRAFT AT A HEIGHT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WHICH WAS INADEQUATE FOR RECOVERY FROM AN ENCOUNTER WITH DOWN DRAFTS. A FACTOR WAS: DOWN DRAFT ENCOUNTER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE AIRCRAFT WAS CIRCLING AT APPROXIMATELY 12,500 FEET MSL AND APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET AGL. DOWNDRAFTS WERE ENCOUNTERED AND THE PILOT COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. HE ELECTED TO LAND IN A MEADOW. DURING LANDING ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER IN THE SOFT TERRAIN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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