19800112000809A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Sparrevohn, AK · January 12, 1980

Date
January 12, 1980 · 13:40 local
Place
Sparrevohn, AK
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8142Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC80DAG24
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,150 total540 in this make and model187 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine failed to develop full power on take off. Aborted. Hit snowbank. Ice in fuel. Frigid temperature.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED TO DEVELOP FULL POWER ON TAKE OFF. ABORTED. HIT SNOWBANK. ICE IN FUEL. FRIGID TEMPERATURE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.