61.9903° N, 151.3978° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Skwentna, AK, within about 12 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 2, 1983 · 11:00 local
Place
Skwentna, AK
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N83641
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,300 total15 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Landing on an unimproved area. Wheel hit a soft spot. The aircraft overturned.
As the FAA filed it
LANDING ON AN UNIMPROVED AREA. WHEEL HIT A SOFT SPOT. THE AIRCRAFT OVERTURNED.