# Accident 20150614008769A: Piper PA-18A 150, Soldotna, AK, June 14, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2015, 14:00 local time
- Place: Soldotna, AK
- Airport: Soldotna
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.4753° N, 151.0411° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4753&lon=-151.0411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2892Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2892Z) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 500 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC15CA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15CA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150614008769A

## Narrative

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

N2892Z, PA18, ON DEPARTURE LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND GROUND LOOPED.  AIRCRAFT FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN ON SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 ANC15CA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15CA040), Jun 14, 2015: Piper PA 18A 150 (N2892Z), Soldotna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff in gusty crosswind conditions.

## Other reports on N2892Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19770818024149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770818024149A), Aug 18, 1977: Piper PA18A150 (N2892Z), Dillingham, AK, Substantial damage. Wind 130 10K gusts 15K

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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