# Accident 20221110018479A: Pa-18 150, Chickaloon, AK, November 10, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2022, 14:10 local time
- Place: Chickaloon, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.7811° N, 148.4616° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7811&lon=-148.4616&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7123K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7123K-2024-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PA-18 150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC23FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23FA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221110018479A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ON RETURN TO AIRPORT LEG OF FLIGHT AND MANUVERED AIRCRAFT TO A LOWER ALTITUDE OF FLIGHT OVER A RIVER. SHORTLY AFTER MANUVERING THE AIRCRAFT TO A LOWER ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMITLY 30 FEET AGL, THE PILOT STRUCK A CABLE ASSEMBLY STRUNG ACROSS THE RIVER. RESULTED IN AIRCRAFT BIFURCATION, DECENT INTO RIVER, AND PILOT FATALITY.  PILOT AND CURRENT AIRCRAFT RECORDS WERE NOT AVAILBLE DUE TO BEING LOST AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ANC23FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23FA004), Nov 10, 2022: Piper PA-18 (N7123K), Chickaloon, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to fly at low altitude, which resulted in a collision with a cable.

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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