# Accident 19930926036439A: Piper PA18150, Rocky River, AK, September 26, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1993, 11:40 local time
- Place: Rocky River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.3890° N, 151.6595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.3890&lon=-151.6595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3862Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3862Z) (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 O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 815 total, 442 in this make and model, 156 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930926036439A

## Narrative

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

WHEELS BRUSHED TREE TOPS LANDING AT REMOTE STRIP. PULLED LEFT INTO BRUSH AND STRUCK A STUMP SHORT OF STRIP.

## 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 ANC93LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA189), Sep 26, 1993: Piper PA-18 (N3862Z), Rocky River, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGING HIS ALTITUDE ON FINAL APPROACH.

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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