# Accident 20180629008839A: Piper PA-18-150, Anchorage, AK, June 29, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2018, 13:07 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Palh
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1867° N, 149.9661° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1867&lon=-149.9661&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7675D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-150
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 600 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC18LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180629008839A

## Narrative

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

SEAPLANE TAKEOFF HEADED NORTH, CLIMBED TO APPROX 200', LOSS/PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER. DESCENDING, TURNED RIGHT TOWARD GRAVEL RUNWAY, CRASHED INTO SOFT BOGGY MARSH BETWEEN TAXIWAY AND 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 ANC18LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18LA051), Jun 29, 2018: Piper PA18 (N7675D), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in impact with and subsequent sliding across terrain.

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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