# Accident 19921213049919A: Piper PA18A150, Anchorage, AK, December 13, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1992, 10:45 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood Strip Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1604° N, 149.9894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1604&lon=-149.9894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1954P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1954P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-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 PA18A150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921213049919A

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT AND POWER LOSS ON TAKEOFF. NOSED OVER LANDING IN MUD FLATS. REGULATOR SHORTED. BURNED MAG P LEADS.

## 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 ANC93LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA021), Dec 13, 1992: Piper PA-18 (N1954P), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO A SHORT IN THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR, AND THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE PILOT TO MAKE THE FORCED LANDING ON.

## Other reports on N1954P (1)

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

- [Accident 19740824028669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740824028669A), Aug 24, 1974: Piper PA18A150 (N1954P), Cantwell, AK, Substantial damage. Tires blew upon landing in rocky area

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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