# Accident 19820908045459A: Piper PA18, Clear, AK, September 8, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1982, 19:00 local time
- Place: Clear, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.2999° N, 149.1495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.2999&lon=-149.1495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9104D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9104D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 10,000 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC82FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82FA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820908045459A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. NO DEFECTS FOUND. FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON A EMPTY TANK. FUEL IN GASCOLATOR.

## 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 ANC82FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82FA089), Sep 9, 1982: Piper PA-18 (N9104D), Near Clear, AK, substantial damage

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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