Piper PA-18 N2894Z
16 December 1983 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 December 1983 at about 09:30 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N2894Z was involved in an accident near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Anchorage, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 61.2202, -149.8508
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N2894Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Sterling → Anchorage
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC84LA025
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING FLT, HE ENCOUNTERED FREEZING RAIN. ALTHOUGH HE APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT, THE ENG CEASED OPERATING. DURING A FORCED LANDING, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED & THE RIGHT OUTBOARD WING PANEL WAS DAMAGED. THE PLT REPORTED THAT FREEZING RAIN HAD ENTERED THE CARBURETOR AIR SCOOP & FROZE ON THE AIR CLEANER FILTER ELEMENT, THUS RESTRICTING AIR FLOW TO THE CARBURETOR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-18 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-18 | Squaw Lake, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-18 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1983 | Piper PA-18 | Ninilchik, Alaska, United States | Neil Arthur Webster | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1983 | Piper PA-18-150 | Teller, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1983 | Piper PA-18-150 | Eagle, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1983 | Piper PA-18-150 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 2,950 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 1983 | Cessna 182 | Bettles, Alaska, United States | John Pletting | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1983 | Piper J-3 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1983 | Cessna 170 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1983 | Cessna 180 | King Salmon, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1983 | Cessna 206 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1983 | Cessna 172P | McKinley Park, Alaska, United States | Elmendorf Aero Club | No injuries | - |