# Accident 19950803026852A: Piper PA18150, Sterling, AK, August 3, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1995, 20:00 local time
- Place: Sterling, AK
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5395° N, 150.7899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5395&lon=-150.7899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7KA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7KA) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 90 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950803026852A

## Narrative

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

DURING LEVEL FLIGHT WING TIP OF CLIMBING FLOAT PLANE N206 ET STRUCK THE LEFT MAIN TUNDRA TIRE OF AIRCRAFT. LANDED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N206EJ, Cessna U206F: [Accident 19950803026851A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950803026851A)

## 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 ANC95LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA127), Aug 4, 1995: Piper PA-18-150 (N7KA), Sterling, AK, no damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF BOTH PILOT'S TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT. THE LOW ANGLE OF THE SUN WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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