# Accident 19950805028659A: Piper PA18150, Port Alsworth, AK, August 5, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1995, 19:30 local time
- Place: Port Alsworth, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.1993° N, 154.2810° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.1993&lon=-154.2810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N814JM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N814JM) (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: 2,625 total, 850 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950805028659A

## Narrative

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

LOST 15 INCHES PROP BLADE EN ROUTE FOR GAME SPOTTING. LANDED IN ALDERS. PROP PRIOR STRAIGHTENED DUE PROP STRIKE.

## 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 ANC95LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA131), Aug 6, 1995: Piper PA-18-160 (N814JM), Port Alsworth, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN IN-FLIGHT SEPARATION OF A PROPELLER BLADE, WHICH RESULTED IN A SEVERE VIBRATION, SHUTDOWN OF THE ENGINE, AND A FORCED LANDING IN ALDER BUSHES.

## Other reports on N814JM (1)

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

- [Accident 20030516012339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030516012339A), May 16, 2003: Piper PA18150 (N814JM), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated he was landing at a small Private strip near his home. He said the right wheel hit a soft spot on the edge of the narrow runway and went…

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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