Piper PA-18-150 N57534

Summary

On 8 January 2004 at about 21:00 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N57534 was involved in an accident near Glade Park, Colorado, United States. One person was 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.

Date

8 January 2004 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Glade Park, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Pinyon (CO43)

Coordinates

39.0028, -108.7103

Aircraft

Piper PA-18-150

Registration

N57534

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Blanding → Glade Park

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN04LA042

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision. Contributing factors include the pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing and the snow covered terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Due to low clouds and visibility at the destination airport, the pilot diverted to a local air park. While circling for landing, the pilot noted that the field was snow-covered; however, he could see vegetation through the snow and bare ground where snowmobiles had made several turns. During the landing, the main landing gear sank in the deep snow and the airplane nosed over, substantially damaging the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.