# Incident 19780502031629I: Piper PA18150, Iliamna, AK, May 2, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1978, 15:00 local time
- Place: Iliamna, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.7568° N, 154.9111° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iliamna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.7568&lon=-154.9111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4177Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4177Z) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,261 total, 45 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/19780502031629I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT. FOUND RESTRICTED FUEL FILTER.

## Other reports on N4177Z (2)

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

- [Accident 19880417009319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880417009319A), Apr 17, 1988: Piper PA18150 (N4177Z), Palmer, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pulled aircraft off the ground prematurely to avoid a metal stake. Continued nose high climb. Stalled and crashed.
- [Accident 19770226005089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770226005089A), Feb 26, 1977: Piper PA18150 (N4177Z), Bettles, AK, Substantial damage. Poor depth perception cues due to flat light conditions.

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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