# Accident 20000829042339A: Piper PA18125, Port Heiden, AK, August 29, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2000, 18:00 local time
- Place: Port Heiden, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 56.9594° N, 158.5792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.9594&lon=-158.5792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N125FG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N125FG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-125 (registry code 7101812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-125) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18125
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 190 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00TA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00TA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000829042339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AS PER STANDARD FISH AND GAME PROCEDURES, PILOT FLEW UP TO THE HEAD OF THE CANYON, TURNED AND PROCEEDED TO DESCEND AND FLY DOWNSTREAM IN ORDER TO COUNT FISH. THE PILOT DECIDED TO ABORT THE MISSION DUE TO STRONG GUSTY WINDS. A DOWN DRAFT FORCED THE AIRCRAFT DOWN INTO ALDER TREES CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND INJURIES.

## 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 ANC00TA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00TA109), Aug 29, 2000: Piper PA-18 (N125FG), Port Heiden, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate weather evaluation and in-flight planning/decisions. Factors in the accident were turbulence, and a downdraft.

## Other reports on N125FG (2)

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

- [Incident 20000513034029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000513034029I), May 13, 2000: Piper PA18125 (N125FG), Kodiak, AK, Minor damage. (-23)Aircraft landed at Kodiak, cleared for touch and go. Aircraft rolled approx 200 yds and right wheel strut folded under. Pilot stated crosswind was also a…
- [Accident 19950602037879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950602037879A), Jun 2, 1995: Piper PA18150 (N125FG), Sand Point, AK, Substantial damage. Landed tundra tire equipped PA180N paved runway. Veered sharply collapsing left gear. Anticastor malajusted.

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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