# Accident 19800314005979A: Piper PA18125, Tonsina, AK, March 14, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1980, 18:00 local time
- Place: Tonsina, AK
- Airport: Tonsina
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6558° N, 145.1753° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tonsina, AK, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6558&lon=-145.1753&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6292C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6292C-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-125 (registry code 7101812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-125) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18125
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 95 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80DAG37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG37-131603) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800314005979A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. TRIED TO TURN BACK TO RUNWAY. AIRPLANE STALLED, IMPACT IN DEEP SNOW OFF AIRPORT.

## 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 ANC80DAG37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG37-131603), Mar 14, 1980: Piper PA-18 (N6292C), Tonsina Lodge, 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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