# Accident 19930429011549A: Piper PA18A150, Delta Junction, AK, April 29, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1993, 08:30 local time
- Place: Delta Junction, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.6992° N, 144.8901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.6992&lon=-144.8901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2578P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2578P-1993-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 900 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930429011549A

## Narrative

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

WHILE SCOUTING FOR HUNTING AREAS, PILOT LOST CONTROL AND STRUCK CANYON WALL. AUTOPSY SHOWS SEVERE ARTERY DISEASE.

## 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 ANC93LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA055), Apr 29, 1993: Piper PA-18 (N2578P), Delta Junction, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A LOSS OF CONTROL FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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