# Accident 19930423010499A: Piper PA18150, Kashwitna, AK, April 23, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1993, 17:30 local time
- Place: Kashwitna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N3741Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3741Z) (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 O320A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 78 total, 4 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93FA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930423010499A

## Narrative

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

IMPACT WITH DEEP SNOW INDICATES STALL. WAS SCOUTING FOR HUNT AREAS. OVER SIZE TIRES INCREASED STALL SPEED. NO STC.

## 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 ANC93FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93FA054), Apr 24, 1993: Piper PA-18-150 (N3741Z), Kashwitna, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND NOT MAINTAINING CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND HIS INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION FOR HIGH MOUNTAIN TERRAIN BIG GAME OPERATIONS. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE…

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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