19870915058959A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Skwentna, AK · September 15, 1987

Date
September 15, 1987 · 11:30 local
Place
Skwentna, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4370A
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC87LA159
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,000 total2,500 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Ran out of fuel en route. Landed long on nearby strip. Intentionally ground looped to keep out of hole end of runway

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. LANDED LONG ON NEARBY STRIP.INTENTIONALLY GROUND LOOPED TO KEEP OUT OF HOLE END OF RUNWAY

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N4370A · 1

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