# Accident 19960808028259A: Piper PA18150, Arctic Village, AK, August 8, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1996, 13:00 local time
- Place: Arctic Village, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 68.0902° N, 145.6009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=68.0902&lon=-145.6009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9730P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9730P) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,741 total, 1,602 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960808028259A

## Narrative

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

HIGH SINK ARRESTED TOO LATE LANDED SHORT OF GRAVEL BAR. NOSED OVER.

## 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 ANC96LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA121), Aug 8, 1996: Piper PA-18 (N9730P), Arctic Village, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane's low airspeed during final approach, and the pilot's delayed remedial action in correcting the low airspeed condition.

## Other reports on N9730P (2)

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

- [Accident 20100826047509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100826047509A), Aug 26, 2010: Piper PA-18-150 (N9730P), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. According to the pilot, the weather was good and the winds were calm. The pilot was practicing take offs and landings and on the last landing of the day he…
- [Accident 19790309004339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790309004339A), Mar 9, 1979: Piper PA18150 (N9730P), Goodrich, ND, Substantial damage. Aircraft operating VFR impacted snow covered ground during snow storm.

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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