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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA18150 · Tyonek, AK · June 27, 1995

Date
June 27, 1995 · 17:00 local
Place
Tyonek, AK
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5238N
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC95LA093
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total500 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flying low altitude on river shore looking for a place to land. Wheels caught in tall grass. Pulled aircraft down.

As the FAA filed it

FLYING LOW ALTITUDE ON RIVER SHORE LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO LAND. WHEELS CAUGHT IN TALL GRASS. PULLED AIRCRAFT DOWN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.