# Accident 19850314009619A: Piper PA18150, Koyukuk, AK, March 14, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1985, 10:30 local time
- Place: Koyukuk, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8997° N, 157.6897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8997&lon=-157.6897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62744, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62744) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 685 total, 620 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850314009619A

## Narrative

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

STALLED WHILE MANEUVERING AT LOW ALTITUDE ON AERIAL WOLVERINE HUNT. IMPACTED GROUND FROM 150 FEET.

## 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 ANC85FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA056), Mar 14, 1985: Piper PA-18 (N62744), Koyukuk, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N62744 (1)

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

- [Accident 20161106023949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161106023949A), Nov 6, 2016: Piper PA-18-150 (N62744), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. At approximatelly 1630 hours the PIC started his takeoff roll, he said he felt a gust hit the tail and corrected for it with the rudder. Then as soon as the…

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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