# Incident 19810804048799I: Piper PA18150, Sutton, AK, August 4, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1981, 14:00 local time
- Place: Sutton, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.7114° N, 148.8942° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sutton, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7114&lon=-148.8942&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5127Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5127Y) (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 PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,225 total, 2,225 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810804048799I

## Narrative

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

ZA ENGINE LOST POWER. LANDED ON GLACIER. FLIPPED OVER DURING ROLL OUT. DAMAGED PROP RUDDER WINGS. ELT ACTIVATED.

## Other reports on N5127Y (2)

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

- [Accident 19840907048849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840907048849A), Sep 7, 1984: Piper PA18150 (N5127Y), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot claimed he was flying low and encountered downdraft causing aircraft to collide with trees.
- [Accident 19740809039599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740809039599A), Aug 9, 1974: Piper PA18150 (N5127Y), Cooper Ldg, AK, Substantial damage. No eng malfunction found.

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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