# Incident 19780211007089I: Piper PA18150, Anchorage, AK, February 11, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1978, 15:30 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1866° N, 149.9654° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKE HOOD (LHD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1866&lon=-149.9654&mi=10
- Aircraft: N407WB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N407WB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780211007089I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPAGE DUE ICE CRYSTALS IN THE FUEL.

## Other reports on N407WB (1)

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

- [Accident 19900517016999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900517016999A), May 17, 1990: Piper PA18150 (N407WB), Big Mountain, AK, Substantial damage. Crosswind on takeoff lifted wing lost control and cartwheeled off strip.

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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