- Date
- December 19, 1991, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Anchorage, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Aircraft
- N4500WPiper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Investigation class
- Class 3
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- Case key
- 5832
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Aircraft
- Registration
- N4500W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 188009019
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Public aircraft · Public use
- Operator
- Dept Of The Interior, doing business as U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
- Departed
- MCG · Mcgrath, AK
- Destination
- ANC
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- Z41 · Lake Hood Strip, runway 32, 10,496 × 150 ft, asphalt
N4500WRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 16 °F, dew point -0 °F
Other investigations on N4500W · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB WPR26LA348Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openRoundup, MTNTSB GAA19CA045Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDenver, COThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing in gusting wind conditions.NTSB ANC03LA107Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKoliganek, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during an aborted landing, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent collision with terrain.NTSB ANC97TA045Accident · No injuriesFinal reportNoatak, AKfailure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop and damage to the airplane. Factors associated with the accident were: the ice/snow covered runway, and the pilot's lack of experience in the…