# Incident 19780831038389I: Piper PA18, Homer, AK, August 31, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1978, 13:30 local time
- Place: Homer, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.6404° N, 151.5091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.6404&lon=-151.5091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2668P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2668P) (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 PA18
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,210 total, 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/19780831038389I

## Narrative

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

POWER FAILURE RESULTED IN WATER LANDING AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. FUEL LINE BROKEN.

## Other reports on N2668P (1)

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

- [Accident 19990611006859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990611006859A), Jun 11, 1999: Piper PA18150 (N2668P), Goose Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Acft crashed on take-off and sustained substantial damage, other circumstances are unknown. (From .19) on June 11, 1999, about 1530 Alaska daylight time, a…

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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