# Incident 19780923027159I: Piper PA18, Talkeetna, AK, September 23, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1978, 11:45 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.3239° N, 150.1094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Talkeetna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3239&lon=-150.1094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1879A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1879A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (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 O290D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 226 total, 226 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/19780923027159I

## Narrative

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

PILOT APPLIED POWER TO CLIMB AND ENGINE QUIT. SUSPECT CARB ICE.

## Other reports on N1879A (1)

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

- [Accident 19960831025339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960831025339A), Aug 31, 1996: Piper PA18 (N1879A), Mccarthy, AK, Substantial damage. Attempt takeoff on a ridge in gusty wind. Dragged wing in brush. Veered sideways. Other wing hit. Folded left main.

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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