# Accident 20130812017669A: Piper PA-18-150, Paxson, AK, August 12, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2013, 13:25 local time
- Place: Paxson, AK
- Airport: Paxson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.0246° N, 145.5006° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PAXSON (PXK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.0246&lon=-145.5006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44RT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44RT) (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: 397 total, 183 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130812017669A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROX 12:20 PM AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM ROUND TANGLE LAKE ENROUTE TO ANCHORAGE.  AT APPROX 12:40 AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER, IN WHICH THE ENGINE APPEARED TO GO TO IDLE RPM.   PILOT ADVANCED THROTTLE TO FULL WITH LITTLE TO NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE.  PILOT SWITCHED TANKS AND BEGAN LOOKING FOR A SUITABLE LANDING AREA. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE TUNDRA AND FLIPPED ONTO IT'S BACK.  NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGER.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N44RT (2)

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

- [Incident 20020308004199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020308004199I), Mar 8, 2002: Piper PA18150 (N44RT), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. (-23) On March 8, 2002, Piper PA-18, N44RT departed lake Hood. At approximately 100 feet the engine started running rough. Pilot nancy lathrop elected to land.…
- [Incident 19780326010449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780326010449I), Mar 26, 1978: Piper PA18 (N44RT), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Pilot practicing touch and go landings touched down hard, veered off the runway and into a snowbank.

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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