# Accident 19850822040369A: Piper PA18150, Yuki River, AK, August 22, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1985, 21:50 local time
- Place: Yuki River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N83545, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83545) (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 O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 145 total, 44 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850822040369A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES DURING NIGHT EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT. WATER IN FUEL TANKS AND LINES.

## 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 ANC85LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA160), Aug 23, 1985: Piper PA-18 (N83545), Yuki River, 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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