# Accident 19841009057589A: Piper PA18A150, Big Susitna Riv, AK, October 9, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1984, 15:00 local time
- Place: Big Susitna Riv, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N2583P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2583P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-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 PA18A150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 2,800 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841009057589A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF CLIMB DUE TO WATER IN THE FUEL. NOSED OVER ON A STALL LANDING.

## 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 ANC85LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA003), Oct 9, 1984: Piper PA-18 (N2583P), Big Susitna Rvr, AK, substantial damage

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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