# Incident 19850929069769I: Piper PA18150, Sparrevohn, AK, September 29, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1985, 16:00 local time
- Place: Sparrevohn, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1031° N, 155.5775° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sparrevohn Long Range Radar Site, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1031&lon=-155.5775&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9109D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9109D-2012-09-18) (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 O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850929069769I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Accident 19860913082069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860913082069A), Sep 13, 1986: Piper PA18150 (N9109D), Port Alsworth, AK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft missing. Weather reported marginally VFR. Pilot under treatment for hypertension. Was 360 lbs over gross. (-23) on September 13, 1986, at an estimated…
- [Accident 19811001064469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811001064469A), Oct 1, 1981: Piper PA18150 (N9109D), Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during takeoff and aircraft hit ditch off side of runway.
- [Accident 19751008037959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751008037959A), Oct 8, 1975: Piper PA18150 (N9109D), Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage. Acft heavy.

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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