# Accident 19850617025849A: Piper PA18A, Mulchatna River, AK, June 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1985, 13:30 local time
- Place: Mulchatna River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4876A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4876A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A RESTRICTED (registry code 7101834, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-restricted) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-290-D2 (registry code 42090, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-290-d2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850617025849A

## Narrative

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

LEFT AXLE BROKE DURING ABORTED CROSSWIND TAKEOFF FROM A GRAVEL BAR. AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 ANC85LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA096), Jun 17, 1985: Piper PA-18 (N4876A), Mulchatna River, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4876A (1)

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

- [Accident 19830227005599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830227005599A), Feb 27, 1983: Piper PA18A (N4876A), Northway, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft stalled and crashed when pilot attempted 180 degree turn out of a canyon.

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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