# Accident 19951024037119A: Piper PA18150, Anchorage, AK, October 24, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1995, 17:45 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1603° N, 149.9900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1603&lon=-149.9900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2399S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2399S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951024037119A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE RECOVER FROM DOWNDRAFT WHILE FLYING THROUGH A PASS. THE FLOAT EQUIPPED PLANE CRASHED. LOCAL WINDS WERE LIGHT

## 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 ANC96LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA009), Oct 25, 1995: Piper PA-18-150 (N2399S), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions, and failure to maintain sufficient altitude/clearance from mountainous/hilly terrain.

## Other reports on N2399S (1)

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

- [Incident 19790813030749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790813030749I), Aug 13, 1979: Piper PA18150 (N2399S), Hurst, TX, Minor damage. Student applied brakes too hard and plane went up on nose.

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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