# Accident 19960916028589A: Piper PA18150, Kotzebue, AK, September 16, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1996, 17:00 local time
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 67.2394° N, 161.1904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.2394&lon=-161.1904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3086Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3086Z) (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 O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,260 total, 3,210 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960916028589A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON LANDING. (.4)THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRPLANE ON THE GRAVEL BAR AND DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE RIGHT WHEEL HIT A SOFT SPOT IN THE GRAVEL BAR.  THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND DRAGGED THE LEFT WING AND LEFT ELEVATOR

## 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 ANC96LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA160), Sep 17, 1996: Piper PA-18-150 (N3086Z), Kotzebue, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area. A factor in the accident was the soft terrain.

## Other reports on N3086Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19990905035059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990905035059I), Sep 5, 1999: Piper PA18150 (N3086Z), Kotzebue, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft located at camp site near dirtstrip. Pilot reported he would take the aircraft down to fuel cache at opposite end of dirt strip and refuel for…

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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