# Accident 19840907048849A: Piper PA18150, Palmer, AK, September 7, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1984, 20:10 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6199° N, 148.9793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6199&lon=-148.9793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5127Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5127Y) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 1,502 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840907048849A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLAIMED HE WAS FLYING LOW AND ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO COLLIDE WITH TREES.

## 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 ANC84LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA167), Sep 8, 1984: Piper PA-18 (N5127Y), Palmer, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5127Y (2)

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

- [Incident 19810804048799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810804048799I), Aug 4, 1981: Piper PA18150 (N5127Y), Sutton, AK, Minor damage. Za engine lost power. Landed on glacier. Flipped over during roll out. Damaged prop rudder wings. ELT activated.
- [Accident 19740809039599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740809039599A), Aug 9, 1974: Piper PA18150 (N5127Y), Cooper Ldg, AK, Substantial damage. No eng malfunction found.

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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