# Accident 20030914026499A: Piper PA18150, Iliamna, AK, September 14, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 2003, 17:00 local time
- Place: Iliamna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.6100° N, 155.8800° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.6100&lon=-155.8800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3795Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3795Z) (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: 6,436 total, 61 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030914026499A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. DIEFFENDERFER REPORTED HE WAS DEPARTING A SMALL LAKE TO REPOSITION TO A LARGER LAKE. HE STATED THAT AS HE APPLIED TAKEOFF POWER, THE LEFT WING WAS IMMEDIATELY LIFTED BY THE PREVAILING GUSTY WINDS. HE IMMEDIATELY APPLIED OPPOSITE AILERON, HOWEVER THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO ROLL TO THE RIGHT. THE RIGHT WING SUBSEQUENTLY CONTACTED THE WATER SURFACE, AND THE AIRPLANE ROLLED FORWARD AND OVER.

## 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 ANC03LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA115), Sep 15, 2003: Piper PA-18 (N3795Z), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the takeoff run, which resulted in the airplane nosing over in the water. Factors contributing to the accident were wind gusts, and the…

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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