# Accident 20110903021629A: Piper PA-18-150, Deadhorse, AK, September 3, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2011, 13:30 local time
- Place: Deadhorse, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 69.2500° N, 147.2167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=69.2500&lon=-147.2167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83283, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83283) (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 PA-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 400 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC11CA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110903021629A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ENTERED A VALLEY WITH LOW CEILINGS AND ATTEMPTED A 180 DEGREE TURN, THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE HILLSIDE WITH THE RIGHT WING. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE; NO INJURIES. PTRS #AL01201103035

## 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 ANC11CA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA092), Sep 4, 2011: Piper PA-18-150 (N83283), Deadhorse, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions.

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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