# Accident 19930708022839A: Piper PA18150, Anchorage, AK, July 8, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1993, 16:49 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: 61.1603° N, 149.9893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1603&lon=-149.9893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1ZA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1ZA) (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 PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930708022839A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. NOSED OVER IN MUSKEG. FUEL SELECTOR OFF. PILOT UNAWARE OF CORRECT POSITION OF FUEL SELECTO

## 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 ANC93LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA113), Jul 9, 1993: Piper PA-18 (N1ZA), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER POSITIONING OF THE FUEL SELECTOR. FACTOR WAS THE SOFT CONDITION OF THE FORCED LANDING AREA.

## Other reports on N1ZA (1)

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

- [Accident 19861117056119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861117056119A), Nov 17, 1986: Piper PA18A150 (N1ZA), Big Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost control of aircraft after takeoff. Aircraft impacted beside runway.

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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