# Accident 19810918060569A: Piper PA18150, Glennallen, AK, September 18, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1981, 11:45 local time
- Place: Glennallen, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.1092° N, 145.5464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glennallen, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1092&lon=-145.5464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3906Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3906Z-2012-09-24) (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 PA18150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,650 total, 1,005 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DAG86](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG86) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810918060569A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF AND PILOT MADE LANDING STRAIGHT AHEAD, CRASHING INTO BRUSH.

## 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 ANC81DAG86](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG86), Sep 18, 1981: Piper PA-18 (N3906Z), Valdez, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3906Z (2)

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

- [Accident 19920813031469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920813031469A), Aug 13, 1992: Piper PA18150 (N3906Z), Iliamna, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On third try for mountain strip began downwind go around, stalled due windshear. Crashed and burned.
- [Incident 19920321013819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920321013819I), Mar 21, 1992: Piper PA18150 (N3906Z), Anchorage, AK. Pilot lost directional control on rollout. Veered off runway and got stuck in snow berm.

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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