# Accident 19960514010449A: Piper PA18150, Big Lake, AK, May 14, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1996, 14:35 local time
- Place: Big Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4594° N, 150.0894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4594&lon=-150.0894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5760D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5760D) (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 O320A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960514010449A

## Narrative

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

FLOAT PLANE STRUCK TREES ON TAKEOFF FROM LAKE. REPORTED SEVERE WIND GUST TURNED PLANE INTO TREES ON SHORE.

## 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 ANC96LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA071), May 14, 1996: Piper PA-18-150 (N5760D), Big Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper planning/decision, which resulted in his failure (or inability) to maintain clearance from trees after encountering gusty crosswind conditions. The wind condition and close…

## Other reports on N5760D (1)

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

- [Accident 20041007024969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041007024969A), Oct 7, 2004: Piper PA18150 (N5760D), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot stated that during approach and landing he reduced power, and slowed down with one notch of flaps. He also stated that he flared too high, and…

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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