# Incident 19880507021019I: Piper PA18150, North Pole, AK, May 7, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1988, 09:08 local time
- Place: North Pole, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.7527° N, 147.3627° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Pole, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7527&lon=-147.3627&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3579Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3579Z) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880507021019I

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON INITIAL CLIMBOUT INADVERTENTLY PLACED FUEL SELECTOR VALVE BETWEEN TANKS. LANDED OFF END OF STRIP

## Other reports on N3579Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19780114007249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780114007249A), Jan 14, 1978: Piper PA18150 (N3579Z), Fairbanks, AK, 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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