# Accident 19950609017309A: Piper PA18135, Nikiski, AK, June 9, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1995, 17:30 local time
- Place: Nikiski, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.6903° N, 151.2889° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nikiski, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6903&lon=-151.2889&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8570C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8570C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 65 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950609017309A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTING BEACH HIT BUMP. VEERED TOWARD WATER. PULLED IT OFF EARLY. WING STALLED. NOSED DOWN FOR SPEED. HIT WATER.

## 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 ANC95LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA070), Jun 10, 1995: Piper PA-18 (N8570C), Nikiski, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S PREMATURE LIFTOFF AND SUBSEQUENT INADVERTENT STALL.

## Other reports on N8570C (1)

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

- [Accident 19990530006129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990530006129A), May 30, 1999: Piper PA18 (N8570C), Port Alsworth, AK, Substantial damage. Crashed on takeoff. (.19) on may 30, 1999, about 1545 Alaska daylight time, a tundra tire equipped Piper PA-18 airplane, N8570C, received substantial damage…

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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