# Accident 19970604015789A: Piper PA18150, Anchorage, AK, June 4, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1997, 13:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2192° N, 149.8498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2192&lon=-149.8498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91855 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,278 total, 68 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970604015789A

## Narrative

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

SEAPLANE DUAL PRACTICE ENGINE OUT FORCED WATER LANDING. HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL. DAMAGED FUSELAGE LONGERON.

## 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 ANC97LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA083), Jun 4, 1997: Piper PA-18 (N91855), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight instructor's delay in taking remedial action to correct an approach for a simulated emergency landing. A factor relating to the accident was: the student pilot's excessive descent rate…

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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