# Accident 19880516016639A: Piper PA18, Wasilla, AK, May 16, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1988, 16:10 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Wasilla
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5720° N, 149.5396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WASILLA (IYS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5720&lon=-149.5396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7224K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7224K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 150 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88FA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880516016639A

## Narrative

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

RAN A FUEL TANK DRY ON APPROACH. FUEL IN OTHER TANK.STALLED TRYING TO LAND.NO STC FOR ALTERED AIRCRAFT OR AUTO FUEL

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC88FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88FA057), May 17, 1988: Piper PA-18 (N7224K), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7224K (2)

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

- [Incident 19870928073519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870928073519I), Sep 28, 1987: Piper PA18 (N7224K), Talkeetna, AK, Minor damage. Hit a large rock when taxing for takeoff. The aircraft flipped over on its back.
- [Accident 19840902048829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840902048829A), Sep 2, 1984: Piper PA18 (N7224K), Kashwitna River, AK, Substantial damage. Entered a downdraft flying up a canyon. Unable to outclimb rising terrain. Put ti down into a willow tree.

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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