# Accident 19950826025869A: Piper PA18150, Deadhorse, AK, August 26, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1995, 11:00 local time
- Place: Deadhorse, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FMAA
- Location: 70.4296° N, 149.2903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.4296&lon=-149.2903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1590R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1590R-2012-08-21) (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 O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 100 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95FA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95FA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950826025869A

## Narrative

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

WRECKAGE INDICATES A STALL SPIN GROUND IMPACT INTO RISING TERRAIN IN A NARROW CANYON. ATTEMPTED TO TURNAROUND.

## 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 ANC95FA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95FA150), Aug 26, 1995: Piper PA-18-150 (N1590R), Deadhorse, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper in-flight planning and decision by flying into a box canyon.

## Other reports on N1590R (2)

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

- [Accident 19871126069049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871126069049A), Nov 26, 1987: Piper PA18150 (N1590R), Gloucester, NJ, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on climbout during a local flight to check the engine. Stalled avoiding a fence on forced landing
- [Incident 19830703042049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830703042049I), Jul 3, 1983: Piper PA18150 (N1590R), Lebanon, OH, Minor damage. Ran one tank dry while towing a banner. Unable to restart and low altitude dictated a forced landing.

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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