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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA18150 · Nushagak River, AK · September 3, 1984

Date
September 3, 1984 · 19:00 local
Place
Nushagak River, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7690L
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC84LA173
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,950 total3,900 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Reported engine sputtered and quit flying along a River. Crashed in a swamp not recovered. Possible carburetor ice.

As the FAA filed it

REPORTED ENGINE SPUTTERED AND QUIT FLYING ALONG A RIVER. CRASHED IN A SWAMP NOT RECOVERED. POSSIBLE CARBURETOR ICE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.