# NTSB ANC94T#A01: Piper PA-18, N3874Z, Cold Bay, AK, October 13, 1993

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Final report
- Date: October 12, 1993, 18:05 local (Oct 13, 1993, 02:05 UTC)
- Place: Cold Bay, AK
- Coordinates: 55.219944, -162.779479 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.2199&lon=-162.7795&mi=10
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Completed
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 2574
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC94T#A01
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/2574/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94T%23A01

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3874Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3874Z), registered now, S/N 18-7734, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (registry code 7101837) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Public aircraft, Public use
- Operator: Office Of Aircraft Services, doing business as U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service
- Departed: FIELD SITE, AK
- Flight plan: VFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Wind: 150° at 32 knots, gusting 40
- Visibility: 9 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 14,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 48 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: CDB

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19931012038639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931012038639A), Oct 12, 1993: Piper PA18A150, Cold Bay, AK, No damage. Flipped over while taxiing.

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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