# Accident 19920813031469A: Piper PA18150, Iliamna, AK, August 13, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1992, 22:10 local time
- Place: Iliamna, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.8501° N, 154.5591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.8501&lon=-154.5591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3906Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3906Z-2012-09-24) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 562 total, 264 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920813031469A

## Narrative

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

ON THIRD TRY FOR MOUNTAIN STRIP BEGAN DOWNWIND GO AROUND, STALLED DUE WINDSHEAR. CRASHED AND BURNED.

## 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 ANC92LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA132), Aug 14, 1992: Piper PA-18 (N3906Z), Iliamna, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED AND STALLED THE AIRPLANE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITION.

## Other reports on N3906Z (2)

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

- [Incident 19920321013819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920321013819I), Mar 21, 1992: Piper PA18150 (N3906Z), Anchorage, AK. Pilot lost directional control on rollout. Veered off runway and got stuck in snow berm.
- [Accident 19810918060569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810918060569A), Sep 18, 1981: Piper PA18150 (N3906Z), Glennallen, AK, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff and pilot made landing straight ahead, crashing into brush.

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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