# Accident 20141008020179A: Piper PA-18-150, Yakataga, AK, October 8, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2014, 18:00 local time
- Place: Yakataga, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.1075° N, 143.2036° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.1075&lon=-143.2036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82448, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82448) (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: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 28,115 total, 16,262 in this make and model, 264 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC15CA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15CA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141008020179A

## Narrative

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

DURING AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING A STRONG GUST OF WIND HIT THE RIGHT WING WHICH LOWERED THE LEFT WING INTO BRUSH WHICH CAUSED THE THE AIRCRAFT TO SPIN AROUND AND THE RIGHT WING THEN CONTACTED TREES AND BRUSH.

## 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 ANC15CA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15CA002), Oct 9, 2014: Piper PA 18-150 (N82448), Cordova, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots decision to land and failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing in gusty wind conditions.

## Other reports on N82448 (2)

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

- [Accident 20210922012909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210922012909A), Sep 22, 2021: Piper PA-18-150 (N82448), Yakutat, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot is a guide and was transporting a bear hunter to a hunting location along the beach. The pilot had spotted a dead whale that had washed onto the shore.…
- [Accident 20110829019049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110829019049A), Aug 29, 2011: Piper PA-18-150 (N82448), Cordova, AK, Substantial damage. On August 29, 2011 at approximately 1600 hrs. Local time a Piper model PA-18 aircraft sustained substantial damage following a complete loss of engine power…

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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