# Accident 19950818027919A: Piper L21A, Kaktovik, AK, August 18, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1995, 14:30 local time
- Place: Kaktovik, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 70.1205° N, 143.6595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.1205&lon=-143.6595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8373H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8373H-2013-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper L-21A (registry code 7101814, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-l-21a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER L21A
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95FA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95FA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950818027919A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH MOUNTAINOUS RISING TERRAIN. AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE OVERLOADED AND UNABLE OUTCLIMB TERRAIN.

## 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 ANC95FA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95FA157), Aug 18, 1995: Piper L-21A (N8373H), Kaktovik, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance from mountainous terrain.

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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