# Accident 20160831017492A: Piper PA-18-150, Russian Mission, AK, August 31, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2016, 10:00 local time
- Place: Russian Mission, AK
- Airport: Russian Mission
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.7981° N, 161.4989° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7981&lon=-161.4989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82452, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82452) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC16FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16FA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160831017492A

## Narrative

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

INITIAL INVESTIGATION REVEALS THAT, ENROUTE TO RUSSIAN MISSION, ALASKA, AND DURING LEVEL FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATLY 6 NM WNW OF RUSSIAN MISSION, ALASKA, SUBJECT PIPER PA-18 COLLIDED NEARLY HEAD ON WITH A CESSNA 208 CARAVAN AT ABOUT 1000 FEET AGL. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE DESTROYED ON IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. FAA ON SCENE INVESTIGATION WAS LIMITED TO OBSERVING AND PHOTOGRAPHING THE CRASH SITE FROM A HOVERING HELICOPTER DUE TO VEGETATION AND TERRAIN WHICH PRECLUDED LANDING. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES OR SURVIVORS. WRECKAGE IS BEING RELOCATED TO WASILLA, ALASKA FOR FURTRHER EXAMINATION AND INVESTIGATION.   SEE ALSO FAA INVESTIGATION AAL-09-16-017 RELATING TO THE CESSNA 208 CARAVAN.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N752RV, Cessna GRAND CARAVAN: [Accident 20160831025252A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160831025252A)

## 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 ANC16FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16FA061), Aug 31, 2016: Piper PA18 (N82452), Russian Mission, AK, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of both pilots to see and avoid each other while in level cruise flight, which resulted in a midair collision.

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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