# Accident 19960920029059A: Piper PA18150, Minto, AK, September 20, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1996, 16:30 local time
- Place: Minto, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 65.1510° N, 149.3706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.1510&lon=-149.3706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N241WH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N241WH) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96FA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960920029059A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT WAS GOING TO LAND THE FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRPLANE IN THE AREA TO PICK UP FELLOW HUNTERS. WITNESSES SAW THE AIRPLANE FLY LOW OVER TREES AND MAKE A BANK TO ALIGN WITH THE LANDING AREA ON THE WATER. THEY HEARD THE ENGINE POWER INCREASE, SAW THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE RISE, WATCHED AS THE AIRPLANE BANKED 60 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT, AND THEN SAW THE AIRPLANE CRASH NOSE LOW INTO THE WATER. THE WIND IN THE AREA WAS BLOWING APPROXIMATELY 20 KNOTS. WITNESSES ALSO STATED THAT BELOW TREE TOP LEVEL, THE WIND WAS NOT PERCEPTIBLE.

## 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 ANC96FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96FA161), Sep 21, 1996: Piper PA-18 (N241WH), Minto, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, while maneuvering to land, which resulted in inadequate airspeed for conditions, an inadvertent stall, and collision with terrain (water).

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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