# Accident 19950705016549A: Piper PA18105, Nulato, AK, July 5, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1995, 21:20 local time
- Place: Nulato, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.7209° N, 158.1107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7209&lon=-158.1107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8324, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8324) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 105 (registry code 7101809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18105
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95FA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950705016549A

## Narrative

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

FLYING LOW OVER RIVER. STALLED ON PULLUP 180 TO REVERSE COURSE. VICTIM IN BAGGAGE AREA. GROSS WT AND CG FACTORS.

## 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 ANC95FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95FA095), Jul 6, 1995: Piper PA-18 (N8324), Nulato, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED AND CLEARANCE (ALTITUDE) ABOVE THE WATER, WHILE MANEUVERING AT LOW ALTITUDE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER DECISION TO…

## Other reports on N8324 (1)

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

- [Accident 19790121014359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790121014359A), Jan 21, 1979: Piper PA18 (N8324), Galena, AK, Substantial damage. Mixture control wire broke,spring loaded control went to idle cutoff,engine stopped,hit trees landing in deep snow

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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