# Incident 19830718051399I: Piper PA22, Nelson Lagoon, AK, July 18, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1983, 15:20 local time
- Place: Nelson Lagoon, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 56.0006° N, 161.2070° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nelson Lagoon, AK, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.0006&lon=-161.2070&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74F-1985-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 418 total, 37 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830718051399I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER AFTER TAKEOFF FROM A BEACH. RETURNED AND LANDED ON THE BEACH. THE TIDE WASHED THE AIRCRAFT AWAY.

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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