# Accident 19800318006709A: Piper PA18, Chignik Lake, AK, March 18, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1980, 17:00 local time
- Place: Chignik Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 56.2543° N, 158.7818° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chignik Lake, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.2543&lon=-158.7818&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4347Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4347Z-2007-01-24) (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 PA18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 27 total, 9 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80DAG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800318006709A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE WHILE FLYING A 100-FOOT AGL. LANDED DOWNWIND IN SOFT SNOW. NOSED 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 ANC80DAG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG39), Mar 18, 1980: Piper PA-18 (N4347Z), Chignik Lake, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4347Z (1)

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

- [Accident 20020526012789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020526012789A), May 26, 2002: Piper PA18150 (N4347Z), Mcgrath, AK, No damage, 2 fatal. (-23) On may 26, 2002, about 1815 adt, a tundra tire equipped Piper PA-18 airplane was destroyed during a fire that ensued after a collision with tree-covered…

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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