# Accident 19851202060989A: Piper PA18, Fishtrap Lake, AK, December 2, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1985, 16:15 local time
- Place: Fishtrap Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N1237A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Reported engine: LYC O290*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 22 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851202060989A

## Narrative

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

BROKE THROUGH TOP LAYER OF ICE DURING LANDING ON A LAKE.  AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.  STUDENT WAS CARRYING A PASSENGER.

## 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 ANC86LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA011), Dec 2, 1985: Piper PA-18 (N1237A), Fishtrap Lake, 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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