# Accident 19830425071329A: Piper PA18150, Soldotna, AK, April 25, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1983, 13:30 local time
- Place: Soldotna, AK
- Airport: Soldotna
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.3192° N, 150.7896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.3192&lon=-150.7896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4396Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4396Z) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830425071329A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED FLYING ERRATICALLY AND THEN DISAPPEARING AFTER GO AROUND IN TRAFFIC PATTERN.

## 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 ANC83FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FA075), Apr 25, 1983: Piper PA-18 (N4396Z), Soldotna, AK, destroyed

## Other reports on N4396Z (1)

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

- [Incident 20000927028679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000927028679I), Sep 27, 2000: Piper PA18150 (N4396Z), Cuba, MO, Minor damage. (-23)During rollout after landing, the left main landing gear came in contact with an extremely water logged area that had standing water due to recent rains.…

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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