# Accident 20041015029539A: Piper PA18150, Anchorage, AK, October 15, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2004, 22:07 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2264° N, 149.9886° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2264&lon=-149.9886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4126E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4126E-2012-11-07) (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 IO320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05FA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041015029539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT (FLOAT EQUIPPED PA-18) DEPARTED LAKE HOOD ON SPECIAL VFR FOR PERSONAL FLIGHT. PILOT USED STANDARD LAKE HOOD WEST ROUTE DEPARTURE. PILOT COULD NOT CLIMB TO 1200' RECOMMENDED ALT TO CROSS KNIK ARM OF THE COOK INLET DUE TO LOW CLOUDS. AT MID CHANNEL OF THE KNIK ARM A SECOND PA-18 REPORTED A FOG AT 200'. WITNESS STATEMENTS FROM TWO INDIVIDUALS STATED THE AIRCRAFT CAME OUT OF THE FOG IN A STEEP (45 DEG) TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 100' AND DESCENDED INTO THE WATER WHILE STILL IN THE TURN. IMPACT WITH THE WATER HIGH SPEED/LOW ANGLE. AS OF OCTOBER 26, 2004 THE WRECKAGE STILL HAS NOT BEEN LOCATED.

## 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 ANC05FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05FA008), Oct 15, 2004: Piper PA-18 (N4126E), Anchorage, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane due to spatial disorientation, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and collision with water during maneuvering flight. Factors…

## Other reports on N4126E (1)

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

- [Accident 19780702030039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780702030039A), Jul 2, 1978: Piper PA18150 (N4126E), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage

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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