# Accident 19831216061469A: Piper PA18, Sterling, AK, December 16, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1983, 09:30 local time
- Place: Sterling, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2202° N, 149.8508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2202&lon=-149.8508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2894Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2894Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-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 O320H2BD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 610 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831216061469A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FLEW INTO FREEZING RAIN AND ENGINE WOULD NOT CONTINUE RUNNING. CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY 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 ANC84LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA025), Dec 16, 1983: Piper PA-18 (N2894Z), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2894Z (1)

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

- [Accident 20150419006979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150419006979A), Apr 19, 2015: Piper PA-18A 150 (N2894Z), Nondalton, AK, Substantial damage. Airman planned landing at Nondalton to tranfer fuel. Airman encountered strong winds and turbulence while approaching the airport. After transfering fuel, the…

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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