# Accident 19830330010149A: Piper PA18A135, Clam Gulch, AK, March 30, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1983, 09:20 local time
- Place: Clam Gulch, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.2105° N, 151.3995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.2105&lon=-151.3995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8081C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8081C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A-135 (registry code 7101822, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A135
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 497 total, 468 in this make and model, 82 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830330010149A

## Narrative

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

DURING MANEUVERING TO LAND, AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED ON FINAL APPROACH FOR 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 ANC83LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA061), Mar 30, 1983: Piper PA-18A (N8081C), W. Clam Gulch, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8081C (2)

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

- [Accident 19790420008719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790420008719A), Apr 20, 1979: Piper PA18A135 (N8081C), Casper, WY, Substantial damage. Airplane struck powerlines and crashed. Pilot was operating airplane at a unsafe altitude.
- [Accident 19760701020579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760701020579A), Jul 1, 1976: Piper PA18A135 (N8081C), Copper Center, AK, Substantial damage. Hit sign post.

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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