# Accident 19950820029119A: Piper PA18A150, Anchorage, AK, August 20, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1995, 18:45 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2198° N, 149.8490° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2198&lon=-149.8490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7262D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7262D-1996-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95FA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95FA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950820029119A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED IN VICINITY REMOTE DIRT STRIP ON MOUNTAIN. APPEARS AIRCRAFT HAD STALLED. REPORTED TO PRACTICE LANDINGS.

## 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 ANC95FA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95FA169), Aug 21, 1995: Piper PA-18A (N7262D), Anchorage, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE OR ALTITUDE FROM THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR AN AIRSTRIP.

## Other reports on N7262D (1)

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

- [Incident 19800621055949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800621055949I), Jun 21, 1980: Piper PA18150 (N7262D), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft encountered sudden wind at touchdown and was unable to maintain directional control.

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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