# Accident 19790507011979A: Piper PA18A150, Unalakleet, AK, May 7, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: Unalakleet, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.8930° N, 160.7958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Unalakleet, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.8930&lon=-160.7958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5885D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5885D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-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 PA18A150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 850 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DAA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAA14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790507011979A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED ENROUTE DUE CHAMOIS PARTICLES IN FUEL. LANDED IN DEEP SNOW ,FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 ANC79DAA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAA14), May 7, 1979: Piper PA-18 (N5885D), Unalakleet, AK, substantial damage

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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