# Accident 19850407011619A: Piper PA18150, Sunnyside, WA, April 7, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1985, 11:14 local time
- Place: Sunnyside, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.4408° N, 119.9108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4408&lon=-119.9108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4379Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4379Z) (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 O320A2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85FA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850407011619A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT HIT WIRES DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING. SUSPECT THE ENGINE QUIT DUE TO CARB ICE. STARTER INOPERATIVE.

## 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 SEA85FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85FA086), Apr 7, 1985: Piper PA-18-150 (N4379Z), Sunnyside, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N4379Z (1)

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

- [Accident 20020127000569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020127000569A), Jan 27, 2002: Piper PA18150 (N4379Z), White City, OR, No damage. (.19) On January 27, 2002, about 1250 pacific standard time, an amphibian Piper PA-18-150, N4379Z, registered to and operated by the commercial pilot as a 14…

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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