# Accident 19950911032779A: Piper PA18150, Big Delta, AK, September 11, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1995, 19:00 local time
- Place: Big Delta, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.6997° N, 144.8909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.6997&lon=-144.8909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3991Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3991Z) (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 O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950911032779A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK SUBMERGED LOG DURING STEP TAXI FOR WATER TAKEOFF. FLOAT CAME UP AND BENT WING. STOPPED IN 3FT WATER DEPTH.

## 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 ANC95LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA174), Sep 12, 1995: Piper PA-18-150 (N3991Z), Big Delta, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable step taxi/takeoff area. The submerged object was a related factor.

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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