# Incident 19950806022279I: Piper PA18150, Fairwell, AK, August 6, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1995, 14:00 local time
- Place: Fairwell, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N6996D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6996D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950806022279I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS WAS DOWN-GRADED TO AN INCIDENT. THIS PILOT TOOK OFF, HIS ENGINE QUIT, AND HE CRASHED INTO THE TREES UPSIDE DOWN. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N6996D (3)

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

- [Incident 20030713018349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030713018349I), Jul 13, 2003: Piper PA18150 (N6996D), Aialik Glacier, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Mr. James baum stated that he had landed on a beach with his girlfriend and after getting out, he discovered that there were some soft spots in the sand…
- [Accident 19950909032629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950909032629A), Sep 9, 1995: Piper PA18150 (N6996D), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. During second low pass over remote strip in rain, failed to note rising terrain. Banked away but struck tundra.
- [Accident 19910809033289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910809033289A), Aug 9, 1991: Piper PA18 (N6996D), Sparrevohn, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed on takeoff.

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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