NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ANC25LA041
Registry · N1364C
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
PIPER PA-18A 150
Engine
LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES (140 hp)
Seats / Engines
1 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19620423
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A09462
Registrant of record
RUSH CHRISTOPHER C
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The pilot’s encounter with shifting winds during landing, which resulted in a loss of airspeed and altitude, and subsequent contact with water.
Factual narrative
The pilot reported that while on landing approach to a remote river sandbar in gusty wind conditions, the headwind rapidly decreased and the airplane lost airspeed and began to descend. The pilot applied full engine power in an attempt to arrest the descent; however, the wheels contacted the water, and the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing struts. The pilot reported there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).
- — Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
- — Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Airspeed-Not attained/maintained
- — Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Altitude-Not attained/maintained
- — Environmental issues-Conditions/weather/phenomena-Wind-Sudden wind shift-Effect on operation
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2025_ANC25LA041.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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