# Accident 20121013028149A: Piper PA-18A 150, Soldotna, AK, October 13, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2012, 02:48 local time
- Place: Soldotna, AK
- Airport: Soldotna
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.4728° N, 151.0222° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4728&lon=-151.0222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N444LZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N444LZ-2017-10-19) (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 PA-18A 150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC13FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13FAMS1) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121013028149A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM SXQ ON 10/13/2012 AT 0137 ADT FROM RWY 7, TURNED SOUTH THEN WEST TO THE COAST.  UPON REACHING THE COAST, THE A/C TURNS NORTH HEADING PAST KENAI.  DURING THIS TIME THE A/C IS FLYING AT APPROXIMATELY 500 AGL.  THE A/C HEADS WEST OUT OVER THE COOK INLET THEN MAKES AN ABRUPT LEFT TURN, A 245 DEGREE CIRCLE, WHERE IT DROPS OUT OF RADAR AT 0238 ADT AND APPEARS FOUR MINUTES LATER AT 0242 ADT HEADING NORTH.  THE A/C THEN TURNS WEST AND THE LAST RADAR HIT IS AT 0248 ADT OVER THE COOK INLET APPROXIMATELY 9 MILES SW OF THE TYONEK AIRPORT.

## 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 ANC13FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13FAMS1), Oct 13, 2012: Piper PA-18-150 (N444LZ), Kenai, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Undetermined. The airplane and pilot were not found.

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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