# Incident 19791029053679I: Piper PA18150, Fairbanks, AK, October 29, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83622, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83622) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 250 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/19791029053679I

## Narrative

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

PILOT TAXIING ON FROZEN LAKE AFTER LANDING.  AIRPLANE BROKE THROUGH ICE AND SANK TO THE WINGS.

## Other reports on N83622 (2)

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

- [Accident 19950528014329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950528014329A), May 28, 1995: Piper PA18150 (N83622), Galena, AK, Substantial damage. First flight after winter. Got some water from sumps. Lost power on climbout nosed over landing. Water still in fuel
- [Accident 19890813030179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890813030179A), Aug 13, 1989: Piper PA18150 (N83622), Red Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Landed on a remote off airport mountain ridge while sheep hunting. Right gear fell into hole damaging prop and gear

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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