# Accident 19931004045399A: Piper PA18A150, Port Heiden, AK, October 4, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1993, 10:00 local time
- Place: Port Heiden, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 56.9610° N, 158.5792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.9610&lon=-158.5792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81648, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81648-2014-11-21) (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 PA18A150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 263 total, 11 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931004045399A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF REMOTE UPHILL SOFT STRIP. SETTLED AFTER LIFT OFF INTO BRUSH AND CARTWHEELED. USED FULL FLAPS.

## 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 ANC94LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA008), Oct 4, 1993: Piper PA-18 (N81648), Port Heiden, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION. A FACTOR WAS RISING TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N81648 (1)

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

- [Accident 20000919014659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000919014659A), Sep 19, 2000: Piper PA18A150 (N81648), Galena, AK, No damage. (-23) Pilot lost control during a takeoff from a mountain ridge covered with 2" of snow and a crosswind estimate of 20 knots.

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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