# Accident 20100501033049A: Piper PA18S150, Trapper Creek, AK, May 1, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2010, 09:18 local time
- Place: Trapper Creek, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.1647° N, 150.3739° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1647&lon=-150.3739&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6891B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6891B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18S-150 (registry code 7101832, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18s-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 PA18S150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC10CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100501033049A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE A LOW PASS OVER A MISSING PERSON ON THE GROUND. AFTER SPOTTING THE MISSING PERSON THE PILOT LOOKED UP JUST IN TIME TO SEE TREES IN FRONT AND ABOVE HIM, MADE A HARD RIGHT HAND CLIMBING  TURN AND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND HIT THE TREES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 ANC10CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA034), May 1, 2010: Piper PA-18-150 (N6891B), Willow, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

## Other reports on N6891B (1)

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

- [Accident 19740801025779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740801025779A), Aug 1, 1974: Piper PA18S150 (N6891B), Port Alswrth, AK, Substantial damage. Float equipped,short lake.

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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