# Accident 19960901025559A: Piper PA18150, Tyonek, AK, September 1, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1996, 00:00 local time
- Place: Tyonek, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.0801° N, 151.1591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.0801&lon=-151.1591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4393Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4393Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360 series (registry code 41499, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 286 total, 120 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960901025559A

## Narrative

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

PREMATURE TAKEOFF ON ROAD. STALLED AND MUSHED INTO BRUSH.

## 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 ANC96LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA133), Sep 1, 1996: Piper PA-18 (N4393Z), Tyonek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's premature liftoff and subsequent inadvertent stall.

## Other reports on N4393Z (1)

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

- [Accident 20171103021009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171103021009A), Nov 3, 2017: Piper PA-18-150 (N4393Z), Murphy, ID, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Based on eye witness account of the pilot in second aircraft on the runway. N4393Z with pilot and one passenger made a south easterly departure at about 0900…

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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