# Accident 20150806014959A: Piper PA-18-150, Knik Arm, AK, August 6, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2015, 23:50 local time
- Place: Knik Arm, AK
- Airport: Birchwood
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4292° N, 149.5603° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4292&lon=-149.5603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3675P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3675P-2018-03-12) (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: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 365 total, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC15FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15FA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150806014959A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MCG (MCGRATH) AT 2111 LOCAL ON AUGUST 6, 2015 HEADED TO BCV (BIRCHWOOD).  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE WATER IN THE KNIK ARM, APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES NW FROM THE BIRCHWOOD AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT TURNED UPSIDE DOWN IN THE WATER WITH APPARENTLY NO DAMAGE.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO CLIMB OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT, HOWEVER AT THIS TIME; THE NEITHER PERSON HAS BEEN LOCATED AND BOTH ARE PRESUMED DECEASED.

## 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 ANC15FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15FA062), Aug 7, 2015: Piper PA 18-150 (N3675P), Chugiak, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have…

## Other reports on N3675P (2)

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

- [Accident 19990718009289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990718009289A), Jul 18, 1999: Piper PA18150 (N3675P), Teller, AK, Substantial damage. Crashed on landing. Other circumstances are unknown.(.19) on July 18, 1999, about 1900 Alaska daylight time, a tundra tire equipped paiper PA-18 airplane,…
- [Accident 19821130060719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821130060719A), Nov 30, 1982: Piper PA18150 (N3675P), Brevig Mission, AK, Substantial damage. Severed left main landing gear trying to land on a road. Became airborne trying to prevent a ground loop. Stalled.

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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