# Incident 20250915018809I: Piper PA-18-150, Beluga, AK, September 15, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2025, 10:00 local time
- Place: Beluga, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1869° N, 151.1854° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beluga, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1869&lon=-151.1854&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4033Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4033Z) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 606 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250915018809I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO REPOSITION AIRCRAFT PARKED ALONG THEODORE RIVER ROAD, TWO MILES WEST OF POWERLINES TO CLEAR BRUSH FROM LANDING AREA. NO INTENTION OF FLIGHT. WHILE TAXIING AIRCRAFT, HOOKED RIGHT WHEEL IN BRUSH, OVERCORRECTED AND NOSED OVER INVERTED INTO DITCH. DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, WING STRUTS, TOP OF RUDDER, PROPELLER, AND ENGINE.

## Other reports on N4033Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19740512021259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740512021259A), May 12, 1974: Piper PA18150 (N4033Z), Summit, AK, Substantial damage. While spotting animals in mtns,downdraft encountered. Acft crashed on slope. Gusting to 45K.

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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