# Accident 19930902032859A: Piper STCPA18, Sanona Creek, AK, September 2, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1993, 10:00 local time
- Place: Sanona Creek, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.0991° N, 145.5299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.0991&lon=-145.5299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4713A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4713A-2013-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A (registry code 7101804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA18
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 375 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93FA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93FA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930902032859A

## Narrative

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

OVERFLEW REMOTE STRIP. MADE STEEP DOWNWIND TURN. ROLLED VERTICAL. CRASHED. NO REGISTRY. ILLEGAL STC. OVER GROSS WT.

## 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 ANC93FA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93FA167), Sep 2, 1993: Piper PA-18A-150 (N4713A), Sanona Creek, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED DURING A DOWNWIND TURN FOR LANDING. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE OVERWEIGHT CONDITION OF THE AIRPLANE, AND FAILURE TO ASSURE THAT THE…

## Other reports on N4713A (1)

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

- [Incident 19890220009829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890220009829I), Feb 20, 1989: Piper PA18A (N4713A), Winnemucca, NV, Minor damage. Engine lost power and unable to remain airborne. Forced landing in a field. Cause has not been determined.

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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