# Accident 19900811033499A: Piper PA18150, Aniak, AK, August 11, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1990
- Place: Aniak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5799° N, 159.5476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aniak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5799&lon=-159.5476&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3946Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3946Z-1990-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18S (registry code 7101806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 5,100 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900811033499A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SEAPLANE PILOT LOST CONTROL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DEPART IN HIGH GUSTY WINDS AND ROUGH WATER AIRCRAFT HEAVILY LOADED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N3946Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19730930035739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730930035739A), Sep 30, 1973: Piper PA18S (N3946Z), Rain Pass Lg, AK, Substantial damage. L tire deflated,l wg ctcd sand bar. Veered into soft terrain & inverted. Recovered 11/5/73.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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