Aviation Accident Summary DEN86LA250

CASPER, WY, USA

Aircraft #1

N8595D

PIPER PA-18A-150

Analysis

WHILE IN NORMAL CRUISE FLT, AFTER CROSSING A RIDGELINE, THE PLT ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT WIND CURRENTS. THE ACFT ENTERED A DESCENT FROM WHICH THE PLT COULD NOT RECOVER. HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY FORCED LANDING IN ROUGH DESERT TERRAIN. THE ACFT IMPACTED UNEVEN TERRAIN AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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