# Accident 19850125002789A: Piper PA18150, Minto, AK, January 25, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 1985, 16:30 local time
- Place: Minto, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 65.1502° N, 149.3693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.1502&lon=-149.3693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4242Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4242Z) (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: 2,200 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850125002789A

## Narrative

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

SKI BROKE THRU SNOW CRUST ON TAKEOFF ROLL AND FLIPPED OVER. EARLY LIFTOFF DUE TO ROUGH SURFACE. NO MEDICAL BIENNIAL

## 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 ANC85FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA042), Jan 25, 1985: Piper PA-18 (N4242Z), Minto, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4242Z (2)

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

- [Accident 20240915014709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240915014709A), Sep 15, 2024: Piper PA-18-150 (N4242Z), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot was departing a grass strip that was approximately 500-600 feet long with one passenger on board. After departure the main landing gear clipped a tree…
- [Accident 19970927029129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970927029129A), Sep 27, 1997: N4242Z, Stueben County, NY, Substantial damage. Landed on a private grass strip and flipped over. Other circumstances are unknown.

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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