# Accident 19840624029879A: Piper PA18150, Flathorn Lake, AK, June 24, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1984, 22:30 local time
- Place: Flathorn Lake, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1599° N, 149.9895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1599&lon=-149.9895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4164Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4164Z-2012-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 75 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840624029879A

## Narrative

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

STALLED IN A STEEP BANK WHILE CHASEING A BEAR ON THE GROUND. FAILED TO RECOVER FROM THE ENSUING SPIRAL.

## 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 ANC84LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA100), Jun 25, 1984: Piper PA-18 (N4164Z), Flathorn Lake, AK, destroyed

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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