# Accident 19940707017809A: Piper PA18150, Ft Richardson, AK, July 7, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1994, 19:30 local time
- Place: Ft Richardson, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2592° N, 149.6009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2592&lon=-149.6009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8466Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 50 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940707017809A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED LANDED IN RESTRICTED AREA TO AID PERSONS IN BOAT. HIT A DITCH. BEER CANS IN AREA. ALCOHOL ODOR PER MPS.

## 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 ANC94LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA077), Jul 8, 1994: Piper PA-18-150 (N8466Y), Ft Richardson, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR LANDING. A FACTOR WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S IMPAIRMENT

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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