# Accident 19790924041119A: Piper PA18150, Skwentna, AK, September 24, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1979, 09:23 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Airport: Finger Lake
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.9903° N, 151.3978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Skwentna, AK, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9903&lon=-151.3978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4032Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4032Z-2012-07-06) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,056 total, 1,025 in this make and model, 123 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790924041119A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED DURING CLIMB TO CRUISE OVER A LAKE. STALLED TRYING TO REACH SHORE. REPORT INDICATES CARB ICE.

## 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 ANC79FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA096), Sep 24, 1979: Piper PA-18 (N4032Z), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal

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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