Piper PA-18-150 accident near Fairbanks, Alaska, June 22, 1995
On June 22, 1995 at about 1:00 am local time, a Piper PA-18-150, registered N82022, was substantially damaged in an accident near Fairbanks, Alaska (Clear Creek airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT STALL OF THE AIRPLANE.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 22, 1995 · about 1:00 am local time · cases in 1995
- Place
- Fairbanks, Alaska · Clear Creek · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-150 · all PA-18-150s on the register
- Registration
- N82022 · registry record · serial 18-7909113
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS PRACTICING SHORTFIELD TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS FOR A PENDING FAA REEXAMINATION CHECK RIDE. HE SAID DURING A SHORTFIELD TAKEOFF, HE REDUCED A NOTCH OF FLAP SOON AFTER LIFTOFF, AND STALLED THE AIRPLANE. HE WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER PRIOR TO STRIKING THE GROUND.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,100 hours in all; 1,200 in this make and model; 30 in the last 90 days; 16 in the last 30 days
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Last inspection: annual inspection
- Maximum gross weight: 1,750 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: FAI AK at 6:40 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 30, 4,000 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 60 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 61°F (16°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N82022 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N82022 on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Piper PA-18 Super Cub 3,620 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Piper 44,842 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Lycoming O-320 27,303 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Clear Creek Airport · nearest airport
- Fairbanks International · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,932 since 1982 · 825 in the last ten years
- Alaska 9,142 aircraft registered
- Other NTSB records under N82022 1 records · the number may have belonged to another aircraft at the time
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/ANC95LA079.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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