# Accident 20210312004489A: Piper PA-18A 150, Kasilof, AK, March 12, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 2021, 16:30 local time
- Place: Kasilof, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.1200° N, 150.4300° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.1200&lon=-150.4300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9073D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9073D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-A2B (registry code 42101, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-a2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A 150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 682 total, 52 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC21LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210312004489A

## Narrative

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

PA-18 ENGINE FAILURE IN FLIGHT, LANDING IN WOODED AREA APPROX. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WEATHER CLEAR, 10 MILE VIS., WINDS VAR. 5 KTS

## 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 ANC21LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA024), Mar 13, 2021: Piper PA-18A 150 (N9073D), Kasilof, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s mismanagement of the available fuel, which resulted in a total loss on engine power due to fuel starvation.

## Other reports on N9073D (2)

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

- [Accident 19870405008509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870405008509A), Apr 5, 1987: Piper PA18A150 (N9073D), Valdez, AK, Substantial damage. The pilot reported loss of aileron control on takeoff and the ski plane cartwheeled. Suspect ice on controls.
- [Incident 19860524060899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860524060899I), May 24, 1986: Piper PA18A150 (N9073D), Valdez, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft nosed up when landing gear struck hole during taxi on a sand bar.

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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