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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper L4 · Anchorage, AK · June 20, 1986

Date
June 20, 1986 · 17:30 local
Place
Anchorage, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N58988
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC86FA085
Reported as
Piper L4
Reported engine
Continental C908F
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
612 total584 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Oil was depleted, engine quit en route. Flipped over on tundra. Excessive blowby of oil through breather tube.

As the FAA filed it

OIL WAS DEPLETED, ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. FLIPPED OVER ON TUNDRA. EXCESSIVE BLOWBY OF OIL THROUGH BREATHER TUBE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.