# Accident 19950627017969A: Piper PA18150, Tyonek, AK, June 27, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1995, 17:00 local time
- Place: Tyonek, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.0791° N, 151.1605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.0791&lon=-151.1605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5238N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5238N) (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 PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950627017969A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC95LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA093), Jun 28, 1995: Piper PA-18-150 (N5238N), Tyonek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM TALL VEGETATION DURING A LOW PASS.

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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