Crash location | Unknown |
Nearest city | Colorado Springs, CO
38.833882°N, 104.821363°W |
Tail number | N66898 |
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Accident date | 25 Aug 2016 |
Aircraft type | Piper Pa 18-150 |
Additional details: | None |
On August 25, 2016, about 1650 central daylight time (CDT), a Piper PA-18-180, N66898, departed the left side of the runway on landing at United States Air Force Academy Airfield (AFF), Colorado Springs, Colorado. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The commercial, multi-engine instrument rated pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The airplane was registered to Big Q Aviation Corporation and operated under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a glider towing operation. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, and no flight plan was filed.