# Accident 20060706012619A: Piper PA18A150, Skwentna, AK, July 6, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2006, 06:30 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.8736° N, 151.5064° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.8736&lon=-151.5064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9488D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9488D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-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 PA18A150
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06CA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060706012619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON A SANDBAR. THE AIRCRAFT HIT AN UNKNOWN OBJECT WHICH CAUSED THE PILOT TO LOSE CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND WENT BACKWARDS INTO THE RIVER.

## 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 ANC06CA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA085), Jul 7, 2006: Piper PA-18-180 (N9488D), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a loss of control during the landing roll, and an on ground encounter with terrain. Factors associated with the accident are…

## Other reports on N9488D (2)

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

- [Accident 20120616013259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120616013259A), Jun 16, 2012: Piper PA-18A 150 (N9488D), Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. On taxi after landing on grass strip, the right wheel rolled into a hole on the edge of the runway hidden by tall grass. The airplane spun around, causing…
- [Accident 19750929031239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750929031239A), Sep 29, 1975: Piper PA18A150 (N9488D), Fairfield, MT, Substantial damage. Lost pwr,carb ice. Eng caught abt 30FT AGL,plt decided to lnd in fld.

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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