# Accident 19940625016929A: Piper PA18150, Fairbanks, AK, June 25, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1994, 12:30 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.7696° N, 147.3308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7696&lon=-147.3308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9869D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9869D) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,346 total, 700 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940625016929A

## Narrative

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

WEATHERVANED INTO SUDDEN WIND GUST ON FLARE. TRIED TO GO AROUND. STRUCK TOP OF 30 FOOT TREE AND CRASHED.

## 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 ANC94LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA071), Jun 25, 1994: Piper PA-18-150 (N9869D), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS DURING THE LANDING. THE GUSTY WIND CONDITION WAS A FACTOR.

## Other reports on N9869D (2)

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

- [Accident 19781007031369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781007031369A), Oct 7, 1978: Piper PA18150 (N9869D), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Gravel bar used for this operation 1200 ft long.
- [Accident 19740526017599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740526017599A), May 26, 1974: Piper PA18150 (N9869D), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Lndd on sand bar. Wind vrbl,gusting 20K.hit willows.

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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