# Accident 19800504012609A: Piper PA18150, Bethel, AK, May 4, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1980, 15:00 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.7922° N, 161.7558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethel, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7922&lon=-161.7558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7466L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7466L-1982-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 765 total, 145 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80DAG47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG47) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800504012609A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER EN ROUTE. LANDED IN TREES. FUEL CAPS NOT VENTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AIR DIRECTIVE.

## 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 ANC80DAG47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG47), May 4, 1980: Piper PA-18 (N7466L), Bethel, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7466L (1)

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

- [Accident 19750513010299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750513010299A), May 13, 1975: Piper PA18150 (N7466L), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Heavy braking.

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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