# Accident 20140618010019A: Piper PA-18-135, Anchorage, AK, June 18, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2014, 20:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.9206° N, 159.4890° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9206&lon=-159.4890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27293, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27293) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-A2B (registry code 42101, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-a2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-135
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 2,200 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC14CA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140618010019A

## Narrative

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

ACCIDENT LOCATION STARR LAKE, 58NM WEST OF ANCHORAGE, AK.  N27293 A PIPER PA-18-135 ON FLOATS, CLIPPED A TREE ON TAKEOFF/CLIMBOUT DUE TO A SUDDEN, SEVERE DOWNDRAFT.  PIC ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO LAKE BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AND THE AIPLANE CRASHED.  NO INJURIES TO THE PIC (SOLE OCCUPANT).  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  PIC REPORTED THE ACCIDENT TO NTSB, WHO THEN CALLED THE ROC.

## 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 ANC14CA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA043), Jun 19, 2014: Piper PA 18-135 (N27293), Beluga, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control when encountering a downdraft during the initial climb after takeoff, resulting in a collision with brush and terrain.

## Other reports on N27293 (1)

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

- [Accident 20250710008349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250710008349A), Jul 10, 2025: Piper PA-18-135 (N27293), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot performed a low flyby of the landing area at approx. 300 feet AGL to survey the landing area. On the flyby he determined that he could land there. Pilot…

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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