# Accident 20160505013969A: Piper PA-18-150, Mccarthy, AK, May 5, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2016, 11:00 local time
- Place: Mccarthy, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.1004° N, 145.5303° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1004&lon=-145.5303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5884D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5884D) (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: 4,078 total, 4,078 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC16CA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16CA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160505013969A

## Narrative

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

05/05/16: PIPER PA-18-150 SERIAL NUMBER 18-5308 MANUEVERED FOR LANDING ON A GRAVEL BAR NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE CHITISTONE RIVER. DURING LEFT TURN TO VIEW THE LANDING AREA HIT BY A GUST OF WIND FROM THE TAIL WHICH DIPPED THE LEFT WING AND STALLED THE AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT RESULTING IN IMPACT TO THE LEFT WING, ENGINE COWLING AND LEFT TIRE. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ANC16CA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16CA025), May 5, 2016: Piper PA 18-150 (N5884D), McCarthy, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering at a low altitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall from which he could not recover.

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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