# Accident 19990718009289A: Piper PA18150, Teller, AK, July 18, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1999, 19:00 local time
- Place: Teller, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 65.2492° N, 166.3604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.2492&lon=-166.3604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3675P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3675P-2018-03-12) (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 O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC99LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990718009289A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED ON LANDING. OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN.(.19) ON JULY 18, 1999, ABOUT 1900 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A TUNDRA TIRE EQUIPPED PAIPER PA-18 AIRPLANE, N3675P, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED OCEAN WATERS, ABOUT 19 MILES SOUTH OF TELLER, ALASKA. THE SOLO COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT ON BOARD THE AIRPLANE WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT, RETURNING FROM AN OFF AIRPORT, BEACH LANDING SITE, TO NOME, ALASKA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT TOLD AN FAA INSPECTOR DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW ON JULY 20, THAT HE HAD LOADED THE AIRPLANE TO RETURN TO NOME, AND WAS STARTING THE AIRPLANE BY HAND-PROPPING THE ENGINE FROM OUTSIDE THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED FARTHER THAN HE REALIZED, AND WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO TAKEOFF. THE PILOT SAID HE ATTEMPTED TO HOLD ONTO THE AIRPLANE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. WHEN HE LET GO, THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE, CLIMBED TO ABOUT 500 FEET, AND SLOWLY TURNED TOWARD THE BEACH. THE AIRPLANE CRASHED INTO THE OCEAN ABOUT 100 FEET FROM HIS LOCATION. HE WAS   REPORTED OVERDUE BY A RELATIVE, AND LOCATED BY THE CREW OF AN ALASKA NATIONAL GUARD HELICOPTER ABOUT 2100, ON JULY 19. (.4)THE COMMERCIAL PILOT STATED IN HIS NTSB PILOT/OPERATOR REPORT THAT HE HAND-PROPPED THE AIRPLANE.  WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED, THE THROTTLE WAS FARTHER FORWARD THAN THE PILOT EXPECTED, AND THE PLANE BEGAN TO MOVE.  THE PILOT SAID HE ATTEMPTED TO HANG ON, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO AS THE AIRPLANE ACCELERATED.  THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE, THEN CRASHED INTO THE OCEAN NEAR THE BEACH, SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS AND FUSELAGE.           (-23)NO NARRATIVE

## 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 ANC99LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA094), Jul 19, 1999: Piper PA-18 (N3675P), Teller, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper starting procedure.

## Other reports on N3675P (2)

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

- [Accident 20150806014959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150806014959A), Aug 6, 2015: Piper PA-18-150 (N3675P), Knik Arm, AK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft departed mcg (mcgrath) at 2111 local on August 6, 2015 headed to bcv (Birchwood). The aircraft landed in the water in the Knik Arm, approximately 2…
- [Accident 19821130060719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821130060719A), Nov 30, 1982: Piper PA18150 (N3675P), Brevig Mission, AK, Substantial damage. Severed left main landing gear trying to land on a road. Became airborne trying to prevent a ground loop. Stalled.

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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