# Accident 19840107007809A: Piper PA18125, Talkeetna, AK, January 7, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1984, 10:37 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.4508° N, 149.7900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4508&lon=-149.7900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1317A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1317A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-125 (registry code 7101812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-125) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18125
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840107007809A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FLEW INTO A WHITEOUT CONDITON. LOST CONTROL OF AIRPLANE AND IT CRASHED INTO A HILLSIDE.

## 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 ANC84LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA028), Jan 8, 1984: Piper PA-18 (N1317A), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage

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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