# Incident 19841231072659I: Piper PA18150, Quinn, SD, December 31, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1984, 15:45 local time
- Place: Quinn, SD
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9866° N, 102.1263° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quinn, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9866&lon=-102.1263&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4485Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4485Z-1995-08-11) (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 O320A2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 250 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841231072659I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AT LOW ALTITUDE WHILE CIRCLING AREA. PILOT SWITCHED TO OTHER TANK.INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO RESTART.

## Other reports on N4485Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19740108000389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740108000389A), Jan 8, 1974: Piper PA18150 (N4485Z), Midland, SD, Substantial damage. Low alt flt ovr rolling hills & draws. Un clear terrain,had to land.

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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