# NTSB ANC92T#A12: Piper PA-18-150, N4500W, Anchorage, AK, December 19, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Final report
- Date: December 19, 1991, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Coordinates: 61.160541, -149.99057 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1605&lon=-149.9906&mi=10
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 5832
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC92T#A12
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/5832/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92T%23A12

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4500W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4500W), registered now, S/N 18-8009019, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-150
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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

## 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)

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 WPR26LA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA348), Sep 15, 2026: Piper PA-18-150 (N4500W), Roundup, MT, substantial damage, investigation ongoing
- [NTSB GAA19CA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA045), Oct 27, 2018: Piper PA18 (N4500W), Denver, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing in gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB ANC03LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA107), Sep 3, 2003: Piper PA-18 (N4500W), Koliganek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during an aborted landing, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent collision with terrain.
- [NTSB ANC97TA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97TA045), Apr 1, 1997: Piper PA-18 (N4500W), Noatak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure 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…

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.

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