# Accident 19951223042369A: Piper PA18150, Kapowsin, WA, December 23, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1995, 16:00 local time
- Place: Kapowsin, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9684° N, 122.2230° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kapowsin, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9684&lon=-122.2230&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4008Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4008Z-2018-01-18) (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: 18,176 total, 146 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96FA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951223042369A

## Narrative

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

ELK SPOTTING FLIGHT. NOSE DIVED INTO YOUNG TREES. WRECKAGE INDICATES STALL IN LOW STEEP TURN SCENARIO POSSIBLE.

## 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 SEA96FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96FA034), Dec 24, 1995: Piper PA-18-150 (N4008Z), Kapowsin, WA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control and terrain clearance. Turbulence was a 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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