# Accident 19850630028599A: Piper PA18, Sand Point, AK, June 30, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1985, 17:45 local time
- Place: Sand Point, AK
- Airport: Sand Point
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.2607° N, 160.6606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.2607&lon=-160.6606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49512, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49512-2012-12-10) (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 PA18
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 133 total, 23 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850630028599A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICED STALLS TOO CLOSE TO THE GROUND. IMPACTED GROUND BEFORE FULL RECOVERY. REPORTEDLY BEEN DRINKING ALCOHOL.

## 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 ANC85LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA115), Jul 1, 1985: Piper PA-18 (N49512), Sandy Piont, 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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