# Accident 20001001041879A: Piper PA18150, Naknek, AK, October 1, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2000, 21:00 local time
- Place: Naknek, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.8004° N, 156.9006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.8004&lon=-156.9006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59645, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59645-2022-11-05) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001001041879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ROLL OUT FOR TAKEOFF, WET TUNDRA, PAX APPROX. 240 LBS., WIND CHANGE AT END OF RUNWAY, AIRCRAFT HIT BUILDING.

## 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 ANC01LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA001), Oct 2, 2000: Piper PA-18-160 (N59645), Naknek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area. Factors associated with the accident were wet and soft terrain.

## Other reports on N59645 (1)

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

- [Accident 19900915042299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900915042299A), Sep 15, 1990: Piper PA18150 (N59645), Port Heiden, AK, Substantial damage. Lost control taxiing for takeoff in severe gusty surface winds. Blown off runway added power to avoid ditch. Failed

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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