Piper PA-18-150 N111BF

Summary

On 15 June 1996 at about 14:30 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N111BF was involved in an accident near Monument, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

15 June 1996 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Monument, Colorado, United States

Coordinates

39.1000, -104.8499

Aircraft

Piper PA-18-150

Registration

N111BF

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Falcon → Elbert

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW96FA250

1 person died.

The pilot's VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions in an aircraft which not instrument-equipped. Factors were clouds, low ceiling, and rain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While conducting a weather check flight prior to towing a glider from one airport to another, the pilot encountered instrument meteorological conditions. The aircraft was not instrument-equipped for nonvisual flying. The aircraft impacted the ground in a vertical attitude. The pilot had over 11,000 hours of flight time and was instrument certificated. No evidence was found during the investigation that indicated any preaccident aircraft failure or malfunction.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.