# Accident 20020702016729A: Piper PA18125, Talkeetna, AK, July 2, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2002, 14:00 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.3661° N, 149.6264° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3661&lon=-149.6264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1129A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1129A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-125 (registry code 7101812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-125) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18125
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020702016729A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 2, 2002, A FLOAT EQUIPPED PIPER PA-18-125, AIRCRAFT N1129A, REGISTERED TO AND PILOTED BY WILLIAM J. FITZGERALD WAS INVOLVED IN AN AIRCRAFT NEAR SHEEP RIVER, ALASKA. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE AND HIS OBSERVER, SETH CAMERON, WERE LOOKING FOR AN OVERDUE CLIENT. HE ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE AND HE PUSHED THE NOSE DOWN AND TURNED TO MISS A LARGE SPRUCE TREE. THIS RESULTED IN A CRASH IN THE ALDER BRUSH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 ANC02LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA067), Jul 2, 2002: Piper PA-18 (N1129A), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate weather evaluation, which resulted in a turbulence encounter and subsequent collision with a river embankment during maneuvering flight. A contributing factor was the presence…

## Other reports on N1129A (1)

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

- [Accident 20110506013959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110506013959A), May 6, 2011: Piper PA-18-125 (N1129A), Cordova, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot reported hitting a sinker (wind downdraft) seconds before touching down during a beach landing at okalee spit 53 miles se of Cordova. Pilot stated 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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