# Accident 20020601012839A: Piper PA18150, Anchorage, AK, June 1, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2002, 10:53 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2144° N, 149.8461° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2144&lon=-149.8461&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6969H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6969H) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02FA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020601012839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MRI RNWY 25 WITH 1 P.O.B. THE ENGINE STARTED LOSING POWER OVER THE COOK INLET AND THE PILOT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT AROUND, ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO MRI. THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT THE PORT OF ANCHORAGE, HITTING A DIRT PILE AND FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT OVER. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL AND THE PILOT WAS NOT SERIOUSLY HURT OR INJURED. BOTH THE NTSB AND FAA WERE AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ANC02FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02FA042), Jun 1, 2002: Piper PA-18-150 (N6969H), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of a fuel tank that did not contain a usable quantity of fuel. Factors associated with the accident are the dirt berm, meteorological conditions conducive to carburetor icing,…

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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