# Accident 19820608020819A: Piper PA18105, Dillingham, AK, June 8, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1982, 10:00 local time
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.8196° N, 157.8594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.8196&lon=-157.8594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N278T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N278T-2012-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL (registry code 7101808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18105
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 495 total, 81 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC82FAG30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82FAG30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820608020819A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO SIDE OF MOUNTAIN FOR UNKNOWN REASONS.

## 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 ANC82FAG30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82FAG30), Jun 8, 1982: Piper PA-18 (N278T), Near Dillingham, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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