# Accident 19950714018471A: Piper PA18S, Naknek, AK, July 14, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1995, 17:50 local time
- Place: Naknek, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.8005° N, 156.8996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.8005&lon=-156.8996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7531K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7531K-2017-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18S (registry code 7101806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18S
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95FA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950714018471A

## Narrative

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

FISH SPOTTING FLIGHT LOW OVER WATER COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER SPOTTER N9827T. BOTH DESTROYED. NOT TALKING TO EACH OTHER

## Other aircraft in the event

- N9827T, Cessna 172A: [Accident 19950714018472A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950714018472A)

## 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 ANC95FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95FA104), Jul 15, 1995: Piper PA-18 (N7531K), Naknek, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE PILOT OF THE PIPER PA-18. THE PA-18 PILOT'S DIVERTED ATTENTION WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## Other reports on N7531K (1)

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

- [Incident 19900815058929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900815058929I), Aug 15, 1990: Piper PA18S (N7531K), Beluga Lake, AK. Aircraft landed on pond and slid onto grass bog. Later pushed aircraft off bog.

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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