# Accident 19810905055509A: Piper PA18150, Soldotna, AK, September 5, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1981, 17:00 local time
- Place: Soldotna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.4853° N, 151.0690° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Soldotna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4853&lon=-151.0690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83508, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83508) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 400 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DAG77](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG77) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810905055509A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 ANC81DAG77](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG77), Sep 5, 1981: Piper PA-18 (N83508), Soldotna, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N83508 (1)

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

- [Accident 19770318005249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770318005249A), Mar 18, 1977: Piper PA18S125 (N83508), Gulkana, AK, Substantial damage. Snow berm to left of rwy.

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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