# Incident 19801123083149I: Piper PA18S135, Newport, WA, November 23, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1980, 15:00 local time
- Place: Newport, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1783° N, 117.0546° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1783&lon=-117.0546&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1206A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1206A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320-B1A (registry code 41907, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18S135
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,040 total, 2,040 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/19801123083149I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON ISLAND, ON TAKEOFF ENGINE QUIT DUE TO COARSE SAND IN CARBURETOR FUEL SCREEN.

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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