# Accident 19850620027059A: Piper PA18150, King Salmon, AK, June 20, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1985, 22:30 local time
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Airport: King Salmon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.7507° N, 156.5397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.7507&lon=-156.5397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3684Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3684Z) (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: 180 total, 180 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850620027059A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED ON FINAL APPROACH AFTER RUNNING OUT OF FUEL.

## 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 ANC85LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA106), Jun 21, 1985: Piper PA-18 (N3684Z), King Salmon, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3684Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19980617014239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980617014239A), Jun 17, 1998: Piper PA18150 (N3684Z), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. (.4) On June 17, 1998, about 1730 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Piper PA-18-160 airplane, N3684Z, sustained substantial damage during a takeoff…

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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