# Accident 20070526007809A: Piper PA18, Fairbanks, AK, May 26, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2007, 00:39 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.2403° N, 147.7214° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.2403&lon=-147.7214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4111Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4111Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07CA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07CA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070526007809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT COMPLETED CLEARING PASS ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FIELD, IN THE DIRECTION OF INTENDED LANDING. AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE PILOT COMMENCED A RIGHT HAND TURN TO DOWNWIND WHEN HE FELT THE AIRCRAFT SINK. PILOT ADDED FULL POWER AND COULD NOT STOP THE SINK RATE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE TREES APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER OF A MILE FROM THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE LANDING FIELD IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL BY RESCUE HELICOPTER FOR OBSERVATION AND RELEASED.

## 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 ANC07CA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07CA039), May 26, 2007: Piper PA-18 (N4111Z), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance while maneuvering, which resulted in a collision with trees. A factor contributing to the accident was dusk lighting conditions.

## Other reports on N4111Z (1)

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

- [Accident 20230822014509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230822014509A), Aug 22, 2023: Piper PA-18 (N4111Z), Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot stated he was flying the single engine airplane into a private airstrip 15 NM southwest of skwenta to check on a cabin property for a friend. While taxi…

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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