# Accident 20250221002129A: Piper PA-18-150, Wasilla, AK, February 21, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2025, 16:42 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Tidewater
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4895° N, 149.6037° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4895&lon=-149.6037&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2447J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2447J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,302 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC25LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250221002129A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH N GO'S AT "AK77" TIDEWATER AIRPORT, ON FINAL APPROACH WITH CARB HEAT ON, FUEL SELECTED TO BOTH AND 2 NOTCHES OF FLAPS AT 450FT AGL ENGINE QUIT WITHOUT WARNING.  PILOT MANUVERD TO AVOID HITTING ANY HOUSES, AIRCRAFT CLIPPED TREES AND CRASHED INTO THE HAY FLATS.  ///END/// (SMS)

## 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 ANC25LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA019), Feb 21, 2025: Piper PA-18-150 (N2447J), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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