# Accident 19910826036779A: Piper PA18150, Aspen Creek, AK, August 26, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1991, 16:00 local time
- Place: Aspen Creek, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BMKC
- Location: 61.6202° N, 148.9801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6202&lon=-148.9801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9796P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9796P-2011-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910826036779A

## Narrative

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

LOST PARTIAL POWER AND CRASHED DURING TAKEOFF. CAUSE UNKNOWN. NO DEFECTS FOUND.

## 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 ANC91LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA136), Aug 26, 1991: Piper PA-18 (N9796P), Aspen Creek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS AND THE ROUGH TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N9796P (2)

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

- [Accident 20040905022089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040905022089A), Sep 5, 2004: Piper PA18150 (N9796P), Cantwell, AK, Destroyed. (-23) On September 3, 2004 about 1900 Alaska daylight time, aircraft N9796P, a Piper PA-18-150 was destroyed by fire following a forced landing about 25 miles…
- [Accident 19801018067399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801018067399A), Oct 18, 1980: Piper PA18 (N9796P), Fornillo, TX, Substantial damage. Dragged wing tip on fence post looking at cattle in feedlot, impact severed aileron, crash landed.

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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