# Accident 19840521023112A: Piper PA18150, Platinum, AK, May 21, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1984, 15:59 local time
- Place: Platinum, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.9996° N, 161.6891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.9996&lon=-161.6891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82454, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82454-1985-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,348 total, 0 in this make and model, 98 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840521023112A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH N4798U WHILE CIRCLING IN A GROUP OF AIRCRAFT IN A FISH SPOTTING OPERATION.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N4798U, Cessna 180H: [Accident 19840521023111A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840521023111A)

## 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 ANC84FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA073), May 21, 1984: Piper PA-18-150 (N82454), Platinum, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N82454 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800308006269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800308006269A), Mar 8, 1980: Piper PA18150 (N82454), San Rafael, CA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control of tail wheel type airplane on landing roll. Veered off runway into a ditch.

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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