# Accident 19960516010809A: Piper PA18150, Cold Bay, AK, May 16, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1996, 18:00 local time
- Place: Cold Bay, AK
- Airport: Cold Bay
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.2201° N, 162.7793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.2201&lon=-162.7793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4319Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4319Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-C4P (registry code 42289, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-c4p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960516010809A

## Narrative

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

TUNDRA TIRE EQUIPPED PLANE LOST CONTROL ON TAILUP FAST TAXI. SLID SIDEWAYS. RIGHT GEAR FOLDED. WIRE RAPPED ON GEAR.

## 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 ANC96LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA073), May 17, 1996: Piper PA-18 (N4319Z), Cold Bay, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's excessive taxi speed. Factors associated with the accident were: the pilot's improper preflight inspection of the airplane, and the entanglement of the left main landing gear brake and…

## Other reports on N4319Z (4)

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

- [Accident 20040522011529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040522011529A), May 22, 2004: Piper PA18150 (N4319Z), Cold Bay, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The pilot departed a rural Alaska float pond in with a passenger and gear. Approximately 4 miles from the takeoff point (10 miles northwest of Cold Bay…
- [Accident 19980505011329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980505011329A), May 5, 1998: Piper PA18150 (N4319Z), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. Lost dirctional control when tail came up on takeoff. Veered off runway. Equipped with large tundra tires. (.4) on may 5, 1998, at 1008 Alaska daylight time, a…
- [Accident 19910608020459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910608020459A), Jun 8, 1991: Piper PA18150 (N4319Z), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. Engine quit en route over airstrip. Circled to land on strip. Hit wires and crashed. Using non standard auto fuel.
- [Accident 19741016035329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741016035329A), Oct 16, 1974: Piper PA18150 (N4319Z), San Angelo, TX, Substantial damage

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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