# Accident 19910409009542A: Piper PA18150, Tatitlek, AK, April 9, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1991, 10:00 local time
- Place: Tatitlek, AK
- Airport: Tatitlek Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.8810° N, 146.6492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8810&lon=-146.6492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6966D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91FA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910409009542A

## Narrative

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

CIRCLING FOR FISH SPOTTING WAS STRUCK FROM REAR AND BELOW BY N5193G ALSO FISH SPOTTING. WAS ABLE TO LAND SAFELY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5193G, Cessna 305A: [Accident 19910409009541A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910409009541A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC91FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91FA050), Apr 9, 1991: Piper PA-18-150 (N6966D), Tatitlek, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF BOTH PILOTS TO SEE-AND-AVOID EACH OTHER (INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT). A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: INADEQUATE COMMUNICATION AMONG ALL PARTICIPATING AIRCREWS.

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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