# Accident 19940117000549A: Piper PA18150, Palmer, AK, January 17, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1994, 11:30 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6195° N, 148.9792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6195&lon=-148.9792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6574L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6574L-2003-07-17) (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 O320A2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 60 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94FA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940117000549A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. STALLED MANEUVERING TO RELAND ON GLACIER STRIP. NO DEFECTS. POSSIBLE INSUFICIENT PREHEATING

## 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 ANC94FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94FA029), Jan 17, 1994: Piper PA-18-160 (N6574L), Palmer, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR IN THE SEVERITY OF THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE WHEN THE ENGINE CEASED PRODUCING…

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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