# Accident 19830807046679A: Piper PA18, Hope, AK, August 7, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1983
- Place: Hope, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.9203° N, 149.6403° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hope, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9203&lon=-149.6403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4301Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4301Z) (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 PA18
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83FA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830807046679A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA. PILOT UNCOOPERATIVE. NO LICENSE OR MEDICAL. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SITE WITHOUT APPROVAL.

## 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 ANC83FA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FA143), Aug 7, 1983: Piper PA-18 (N4301Z), Hope, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4301Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19790127003909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790127003909I), Jan 27, 1979: Piper PA18 (N4301Z), Port Alsworth, AK, Minor damage. Pilot took off from snow covered lake, one ski broke through snow and ice.

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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