# Accident 20000919014659A: Piper PA18A150, Galena, AK, September 19, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2000, 17:30 local time
- Place: Galena, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.7397° N, 156.8499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7397&lon=-156.8499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81648, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81648-2014-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-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 PA18A150
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000919014659A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING A TAKEOFF FROM A MOUNTAIN RIDGE COVERED WITH 2" OF SNOW AND A CROSSWIND ESTIMATE OF 20 KNOTS.

## 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 ANC00LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA127), Sep 20, 2000: Piper PA-18 (N81648), Galena, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. Factors were the crosswind, and a snow-covered ridge.

## Other reports on N81648 (1)

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

- [Accident 19931004045399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931004045399A), Oct 4, 1993: Piper PA18A150 (N81648), Port Heiden, AK, Substantial damage. Took off remote uphill soft strip. Settled after lift off into brush and cartwheeled. Used full flaps.

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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