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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA18 · Merrill Pass, AK · August 23, 1987

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Date: August 23, 1987 · 17:05 local
Place: Merrill Pass, AK
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3288Z
Reported as: Piper PA18
Reported engine: Lycoming O320A2A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total50 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N3288ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-7218 · Built 1959 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Ran out of fuel. The ski equipped aircraft struck a ditch on the forced landing and nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL. THE SKI EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DITCH ON THE FORCED LANDING AND NOSED OVER.

Other reports on N3288Z · 2

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

Incident 19870817055789IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Sparrevohn, AKLanded on a glacier. While taxiing to park, hit a soft spot and nosed over.Aug 17, 1987 · Minor damage Accident 19730210002539AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Selawik, AKCarb heat on.Feb 10, 1973 · Substantial damage