# Accident 19790121014359A: Piper PA18, Galena, AK, January 21, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1979, 10:30 local time
- Place: Galena, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 64.7409° N, 156.8769° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galena, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7409&lon=-156.8769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8324, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8324) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 105 (registry code 7101809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,107 total, 353 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790121014359A

## Narrative

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

MIXTURE CONTROL WIRE BROKE,SPRING LOADED CONTROL WENT TO IDLE CUTOFF,ENGINE STOPPED,HIT TREES LANDING IN DEEP SNOW

## 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 ANC79FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA034), Jan 21, 1979: Piper PA-18 (N8324), Galena, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8324 (1)

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

- [Accident 19950705016549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950705016549A), Jul 5, 1995: Piper PA18105 (N8324), Nulato, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Flying low over river. Stalled on pullup 180 to reverse course. Victim in baggage area. Gross wt and CG factors.

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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