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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Sparrevohn, AK · September 29, 1985

Date
September 29, 1985 · 16:00 local
Place
Sparrevohn, AK
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9109D
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total1,500 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine sputtered during approach due to water in fuel. Aircraft struck some brush damaging wing strut.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE SPUTTERED DURING APPROACH DUE TO WATER IN FUEL. AIRCRAFT STRUCK SOME BRUSH DAMAGING WING STRUT.

Other reports on N9109D · 3

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