# Accident 19931223047229A: Piper PA18150, Port Alsworth, AK, December 23, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1993, 15:00 local time
- Place: Port Alsworth, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.2001° N, 154.2796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.2001&lon=-154.2796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7121P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7121P) (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 O360A2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 120 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931223047229A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH A TREE TRYING TO LAND ON A FROZEN LAKE. NO MEDICAL OR RATINGS. WAS TAKING ANTI SIEZURE MEDICATION.

## 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 ANC94LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA027), Dec 23, 1993: Piper PA-18 (N7121P), Port Alsworth, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND NOT MAINTAINING THE PROPER CLEARANCE FROM THE TERRAIN DURING THE 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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