# Accident 19780112002929A: Piper PA18135, Lk Minchumina,A, AK, January 12, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1978
- Place: Lk Minchumina,A, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 63.8828° N, 152.3122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Minchumina, AK, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.8828&lon=-152.3122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1467C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1467C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 386 total, 230 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC78FAA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FAA04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780112002929A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FUEL FOUND CONTAMINATED AT 38.2MGS/GAL WHERE 4.0 IS MAX ALLOWABLE.PL REFUELED ACFT W/O FILTER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 ANC78FAA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FAA04), Jan 12, 1978: Piper PA-18 (N1467C), Lk Minchumina, AK, destroyed

## Other reports on N1467C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20130727015439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130727015439A), Jul 27, 2013: Piper PA-18-135 (N1467C), Beaver, AK, Substantial damage. Upon landing at Beaver creek strip pilot struck lt wing on brush. Spun aircraft lt 90 deg and rt wing hit ground.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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