Piper PA-18A accident near Anchorage, AK
On August 21, 1995, a Piper PA-18A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Anchorage, AK. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 21, 1995
- Place
- Anchorage, AK
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 61.220°N, 149.849°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X04118
NTSB summary
History of the Flight On August 20, 1995, about 1845 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Piper PA-18A, N7262D, collided with terrain while maneuvering over Mt. Susitna, about 27 miles west of Anchorage, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) local area personal flight when the accident occurred. The airplane, operated by the pilot, was destroyed by impact and postimpact fire. The certificated private pilot, the sole occupant, received fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated at the Lake Hood airstrip, Anchorage, about 1640. After departure, the pilot contacted the Kenai Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) by radio at 1655. He closed a previously filed VFR round robin flight plan. No further communication was received from the pilot. The pilot was reported overdue and the FAA issued an alert notice (ALNOT) on August 21, 1995, at 1627. The pilot's roommate reported that the pilot intended to practice touch-and-go-landings in the Mt. Susitna area. A search for the airplane failed to locate the crash site and was suspended on September 5, 1995. On September 17, 1995, a passenger in a helicopter spotted the crash site at the top of Mt. Susitna, about 100 yards south of the end of a small landing strip. The accident occurred during the hours of daylight at latitude 61 degrees, 27.922 minutes north and longitude 150 degrees, 44.238 minutes west, about 4,100 feet mean sea level (MSL). Crew Information The pilot held a private pilot certificate with airplane single-engine land and airplane single-engine
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE OR ALTITUDE FROM THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR AN AIRSTRIP.
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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.
