Piper PA-18-150 accident near Monument, CO
On June 15, 1996, a Piper PA-18-150 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Monument, CO. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 15, 1996
- Place
- Monument, CO
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-150 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.100°N, 104.850°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X05954
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 15, 1996, approximately 0830 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-18-150, N111BF, impacted terrain on the 355 degree radial, 8.1 miles from the FALCON VORTAC, northeast of Colorado Springs, Colorado. The airline transport pilot occupant received fatal injuries and the aircraft was destroyed. The flight was operating under Title 14 CFR Part 91 at the time and no flight plan was filed. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for this business flight which departed Meadow Lake Airport at 0800. According to witness information, the pilot was doing a weather check prior to towing a glider from Meadow Lake Airport to Kelly Air Park (Black Forest Glider Park). Weather at the accident site was described by witnesses as low overcast with rain and wind. The accident site was 330 degrees magnetic and 8 miles from Meadow Lake Airport which is 6,847 feet above mean sea level (msl). The accident site was a cultivated field in rolling hills approximately 7,700 feet msl with a farm house located about 600 feet to the southwest. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held an airline transport certificate with ratings in single and multiengine land, a type rating in the Embraer EMB-110, and commercial glider privileges. According to his logbook he had 11,962 hours of flight time, 228 hours in make and model, with 25 hours in the last 30 days in this aircraft. His last recorded flight in this aircraft prior to the accident flight was 0.6 hours on June 10, 1996. It was a glider tow flight. His logbook provided information that he had 1,439 hours of actual instrument exp
Probable cause
The pilot's VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions in an aircraft which not instrument-equipped. Factors were clouds, low ceiling, and rain.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
