Piper PA-18-150 accident near Eagle, Colorado, July 20, 1993
On July 20, 1993 at about 4:30 am local time, a Piper PA-18-150, registered N1113N, was substantially damaged in an accident near Eagle, Colorado (Eagle CO. Regional airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 20, 1993 · about 4:30 am local time · cases in 1993
- Place
- Eagle, Colorado · Eagle CO. Regional · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-150 · all PA-18-150s on the register
- Registration
- N1113N · registry record · serial 18-7509033
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT SAID HE FLEW THE VASI SLOPE AT 60 MPH USING 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS. THE AIRPLANE WAS FLARED AND A WHEELS LANDING WAS MADE AT 40 MPH. THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO FISHTAIL AND THE NOSE VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED AND SKIDDED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, COMING TO REST ON ITS NOSE.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: helicopter; instrument: airplane; instrument: helicopter; rotorcraft: glider; rotorcraft: helicopter
- Flight time: 6,000 hours in all; 200 in this make and model; 272 in the last 90 days; 91 in the last 30 days; 6,000 as pilot in command; 1,000 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 898 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 17, 1993; 3 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,750 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320-A2B (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Amelia Flying Service, INC.
The flight
- Departed from: GNB Granby CO at 3:15 am
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 25, 8,000 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 230° at 5 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility: 99 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N1113N on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Piper PA-18 Super Cub 3,620 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Piper 44,842 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Lycoming O-320-A2B 179 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Eagle County Regional · nearest airport
- Granby-Grand County · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in Colorado 2,860 since 1982 · 383 in the last ten years
- Colorado 7,485 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/DEN93LA083.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.