# Accident 19930721025119A: Piper PA18150, Port Alsworth, AK, July 21, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1993, 15:00 local time
- Place: Port Alsworth, AK
- Airport: Port Alsworth
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.2000° N, 154.2809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.2000&lon=-154.2809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N472GF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,020 total, 170 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930721025119A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON STEEP CLIMBOUT. STALLED. RECOVERED BUT IMPACTED HIGH SINK RATE. WASHED PLANE BUT FAILED DRAIN SUMPS.

## 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 ANC93LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA124), Jul 21, 1993: Piper PA-18 (N472GF), Port Alsworth, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL CONTAMINATION AND THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE AIRSPEED WITH WHICH TO MAKE A NORMAL LANDING FOLLOWING THE ENGINE POWER LOSS.

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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