# Accident 19920809034699A: Piper PA18150, Bettles, AK, August 9, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1992, 21:00 local time
- Place: Bettles, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 67.2396° N, 152.2709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.2396&lon=-152.2709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6592L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6592L) (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: 430 total, 350 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920809034699A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO VALLEY LOOKING FOR SHEEP. BECAME TOO LOW TO CLEAR RISING TERRAIN STALLED ONTO MOUNTAINSIDE.

## 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 ANC92LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA136), Aug 10, 1992: Piper PA-18 (N6592L), Bettles, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER ALTITUDE WHILE OPERATING IN THE MOUNTAINS. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

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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