# Accident 19961002030799A: Piper PA18150, Palmer, AK, October 2, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1996, 12:24 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6199° N, 148.9799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6199&lon=-148.9799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64RS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64RS-1997-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,441 total, 2,140 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97FA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961002030799A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES PILOT STALLED PA18 ON CLIMBOUT OFF SHORT STRIP. HIT POWER LINE AND TREES. BURNED. ELEVATOR TRIM FULL DOWN

## 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 ANC97FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97FA002), Oct 2, 1996: Piper PA-18 (N64RS), Palmer, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. The unfavorable wind condition was a related factor.

## Other reports on N64RS (2)

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

- [Accident 19900408007639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900408007639A), Apr 8, 1990: Piper PA18150 (N64RS), Birchwood, AK, Substantial damage. Ground looped on landing collapsing left main gear and causing wing damage. Bad weld on strut contributing factor.
- [Incident 19790513026699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790513026699I), May 13, 1979: Piper PA18150 (N64RS), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. While landing on mud flats airplane got into shallow water and flipped onto its back.

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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