# Accident 19950801024549A: Piper PA22150, Nikiski, AK, August 1, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1995, 16:00 local time
- Place: Nikiski, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.6801° N, 162.0002° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6801&lon=-162.0002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7597D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7597D-2025-08-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320B1A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 557 total, 549 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950801024549A

## Narrative

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

TRIED DEPART WET TALL GRASS STRIP. UNABLE ACCELERATE. ABORTED. RAN OFF END. NOSED OVER.

## 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 ANC95LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA123), Aug 2, 1995: Piper PA-22-150 (N7597D), Nikiski, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN, AND HIS DELAY IN ABORTING THE TAKEOFF. THE SOFT TERRAIN AND HIGH GRASS WERE RELATED FACTORS.

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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