# Accident 19860320007059A: Piper PA18150, Kotzebue, AK, March 20, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1986, 09:30 local time
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Airport: Ralph Wien Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 67.2406° N, 161.1906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.2406&lon=-161.1906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3935Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3935Z-2017-03-10) (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*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860320007059A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED ON LANDING. DETAILS ARE UNKNOWN AS PILOT HAS NOT CONTACTED FAA OR NTSB. STATE TROOPERS UNABLE TO LOCATE HIM

## 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 ANC86LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA036), Mar 20, 1986: Piper PA-18 (N3935Z), Kotzebue, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3935Z (1)

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

- [Accident 20000501009409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000501009409A), May 1, 2000: Piper PA18150 (N3935Z), Cape Krusenster, AK, No damage, 1 fatal. (-23) Aircraft rt wing contacted the tundra app. 40 miles north north west of otz. May 1, 2000, at 0530 hrs enroute to otz from kiualina whale camp. Aircraft…

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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