# Accident 19850510016579A: Piper PA18150, Iliamna, AK, May 10, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1985, 18:00 local time
- Place: Iliamna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.8492° N, 154.5600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.8492&lon=-154.5600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4621Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4621Y-2023-11-27) (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: 1,369 total, 1,369 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850510016579A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT WINGTIP CONTACTED ICE DURING TURN TOWARDS AN ISLAND.  WHITE OUT CONDITIONS EXISTED.

## 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 ANC85LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA080), May 11, 1985: Piper PA-18-150 (N4621Y), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4621Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19940917028149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940917028149A), Sep 17, 1994: Piper PA18150 (N4621Y), Substantial damage. Aircraft found with broken windshield, crumpled wings and no one around.

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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