# Accident 19931006045389A: Piper PA18150, Aniak, AK, October 6, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1993, 14:00 local time
- Place: Aniak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2001° N, 158.5993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2001&lon=-158.5993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8479Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8479Y) (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 O320A2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,656 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931006045389A

## Narrative

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

DAMAGED BY HARD LANDING ON MOUNTAIN TOP STRIP. STATED A WIND GUST SLAMMED AIRCRAFT INTO GROUND ON FINAL.

## 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 ANC94LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA006), Oct 6, 1993: Piper PA-18-160 (N8479Y), Aniak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS. THE GUSTY WIND WAS A FACTOR.

## Other reports on N8479Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19750914031619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750914031619A), Sep 14, 1975: Piper PA18150 (N8479Y), Egegik, AK, Substantial damage. Ran off rwy into tundra. Seat slid rearward.

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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