# Accident 19850424014059A: Piper PA18, Beluga_________, AK, April 24, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1985, 12:00 local time
- Place: Beluga_________, AK
- Airport: Beluga
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.9210° N, 159.4903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9210&lon=-159.4903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1827A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1827A-2011-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 150 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850424014059A

## Narrative

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

ON TAKEOFF SKI STRUCK SOMETHING BENDING SKI AND GEAR DOWN. AIRCRAFT NOSED UP ON LANDING. UNLICENSED PILOT.

## 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 ANC85LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA072), Apr 24, 1985: Piper PA-18 (N1827A), Beluga, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1827A (4)

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

- [Accident 19860223006589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860223006589A), Feb 23, 1986: Piper PA18 (N1827A), Houston, AK, Substantial damage. Struck powerlines and trees while flying at a low altitude. Aircraft out of annual.
- [Accident 19850110054839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850110054839A), Jan 10, 1985: Piper PA18 (N1827A), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. During taxi after landing, control was lost in gusty wind. Pilots medical and biennial expired.
- [Accident 19830417014249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830417014249A), Apr 17, 1983: Piper PA18 (N1827A), Chugiak, AK, Substantial damage. Ran a tank dry. Unable restart on other tank containing auto fuel. Struck a tree and crashed inverted on a road.
- [Accident 19770914028989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770914028989A), Sep 14, 1977: Piper PA18 (N1827A), Sparrevohn, 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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