# Accident 19851127058379A: Piper PA18A150, Likely, CA, November 27, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1985, 14:00 local time
- Place: Likely, CA
- Airport: Likely
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Go Around
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2898° N, 120.4390° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2898&lon=-120.4390&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6878B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6878B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-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 PA18A150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24 total, 247 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851127058379A

## Narrative

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

FAILURE TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT MADE ENGINE QUIT ON A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING GO AROUND.  NOSED OVER IN DEEP SNOW.

## 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 LAX86LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA049), Nov 27, 1985: Piper PA-18A-150 (N6878B), Likely, CA, 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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