# Incident 19880318014429I: Piper PA18150, Lake Clark Pass, AK, March 18, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1988, 11:00 local time
- Place: Lake Clark Pass, AK
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4348Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4348Z) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 150 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880318014429I

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN DEEP SNOW DUE TO WEATHER AND BECAME STUCK. RESCUED BY HELICOPTER. AIRPLANE ABANDONED UNTIL SPRING.

## Other reports on N4348Z (2)

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

- [Incident 19850727053769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850727053769I), Jul 27, 1985: Piper PA18150 (N4348Z), Farewell, AK, Minor damage. Landed on gravel bar to wait out approaching thunderstorm. Aircraft went up on nose during rollout.
- [Accident 19750812026659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750812026659A), Aug 12, 1975: Piper PA18150 (N4348Z), Tribune, KS, Destroyed

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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