# Accident 19950705016659A: Piper PA18150, Palmer, AK, July 5, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1995, 14:30 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.8009° N, 156.8994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.8009&lon=-156.8994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3774Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3774Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (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 O320B2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 537 total, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950705016659A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON UNIMPROVED REMOTE STRIP. VEERED OFF EDGE OF STRIP. TAIL WHEEL CAUGHT IN ROCKS. PULLED FROM EMPANNAGE.

## 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 ANC95LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA098), Jul 5, 1995: Piper PA-18-160 (N3774Z), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, DURING AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING ON ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE. THE TERRAIN CONDITION WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## Other reports on N3774Z (2)

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

- [Accident 20100506004919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100506004919A), May 6, 2010: Piper PA-18-150 (N3774Z), Cold Bay, AK, Substantial damage. While turning left to land at a remote gravel strip, the pilot stated the aircraft failed to turn and then stalled. The aircraft crashed short of the landing…
- [Accident 20000904009009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000904009009A), Sep 4, 2000: Piper PA18150 (N3774Z), Tanana, AK, No damage. (-23) Landing on a sandbar pilot lost control, ground looped aircraft damaged left outboard wing, rear spar and left elevator.

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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