# Incident 19861102066949I: Piper PA18135, Bettles, AK, November 2, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1986, 15:00 local time
- Place: Bettles, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 66.9073° N, 151.5381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bettles, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.9073&lon=-151.5381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1184C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1184C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 690 total, 650 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861102066949I

## Narrative

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

SNOW CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER AS PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON GRAVEL BAR. PILOT COUNSELED ON USE OF SKIS.

## Other reports on N1184C (2)

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

- [Incident 20140420004169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140420004169I), Apr 20, 2014: Piper PA-18-135 (N1184C), Northampton, MA, Minor damage. Pilot executed three point landing after stabilized approach to runway 32 with winds variable at 6 knots estimated. After landing, the aircraft tail swerve to…
- [Accident 19830618026479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830618026479A), Jun 18, 1983: Piper PA18135 (N1184C), Squaw Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Made a bad landing. Lost control. Intentionally ground looped to avoid a 5 foot drop off on edge of runway.

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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