# Accident 19850418015849A: Piper PA12, Beluga, AK, April 18, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1985, 17:30 local time
- Place: Beluga, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.9205° N, 159.4907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9205&lon=-159.4907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4228M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4228M-2018-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 609 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850418015849A

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO PILOT LOW FUEL SITUATION CAUSED ENGINE TO QUIT DURING MANEUVERS AND AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO WOODED AREA.

## 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 ANC85LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA069), Apr 18, 1985: Piper PA-12 (N4228M), Beluga, 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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