# Accident 20040815022599A: Piper PA18150, Soldotna, AK, August 15, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2004, 15:30 local time
- Place: Soldotna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.4853° N, 151.0690° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Soldotna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4853&lon=-151.0690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8653Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8653Y) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040815022599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 13, 2004, AT ABOUT 15:30 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME N8653Y, A FLOAT EQUIPPED PA-18 SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL AND COLLISION WITH THE WATER AT SKILAK LAKE. ALL INFORMATION ON THIS FORM IS FROM THE PRELIMINARY ACCIDENT REPORT SUPPLIED BY THE NTSB. ALL EFFORTS TO CONTACT THE PILOT IN COMMAND HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS NOT INJURED, THE SOLE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES EARLIER FROM A PRIVATE RESIDENCE LOCATED ON CARIBOU ISLAND, ABOUT 3 MILES FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE MANEUVERING LOW OVER THE WATER THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND COLLIDED WITH THE SURFACE OF THE LAKE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N8653Y (4)

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

- [Accident 19940913027969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940913027969A), Sep 13, 1994: Piper PA18150 (N8653Y), Kodiak, AK, Substantial damage. Collapsed right main gear during a beach takeoff. Tundra tire equipped wheel struck rough spot. Wing damaged also.
- [Accident 19880727028229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880727028229A), Jul 27, 1988: Piper PA18150 (N8653Y), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Ground looped after landing. Has over size tires which are difficult to control on a hard surface.
- [Accident 19821225066859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821225066859A), Dec 25, 1982: Piper PA18150 (N8653Y), Hope, AK, Substantial damage. Engine quit during descent for landing. Crash occurred when aircraft hit trees during emergency landing.
- [Accident 19820611022129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820611022129A), Jun 11, 1982: Piper PA18150 (N8653Y), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot took off with erratic operating engine. Engine quit when carburetor heat was removed.

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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