# Accident 19840521018069A: Piper PA18135, Sleetmute, AK, May 21, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1984, 20:00 local time
- Place: Sleetmute, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6807° N, 157.1606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6807&lon=-157.1606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1378C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1378C-1989-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 320 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840521018069A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ON A VERTICAL PULLUP AFTER BUZZING A FISHING BOAT. NEAR VERTICAL IMPACT INTO THE RIVER. ALCOHOL A FACTOR.

## 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 ANC84FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA074), May 22, 1984: Piper PA-18 (N1378C), Sleetmute, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal

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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