# Incident 19881026058749I: Piper PA22150, Skwentna, AK, October 26, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1988, 14:45 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.9903° N, 151.3978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Skwentna, AK, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9903&lon=-151.3978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4520A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4520A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 622 total, 20 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881026058749I

## Narrative

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

VHF AND NAVIGATION PROBLEMS. SEEKING VFR CONDITIONS. ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION. LANDED ON GRAVEL BAR.

## Other reports on N4520A (2)

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

- [Accident 19970715018369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970715018369A), Jul 15, 1997: Piper PA22150 (N4520A), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Object ran in front PA22 on takeoff lost control avoiding same. Ground looped. Nosed over. Object unknown.
- [Incident 19890711046889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890711046889I), Jul 11, 1989: Piper PA22150 (N4520A), Palmer, AK. Tail wheel hit runway first on landing. Bounced and veered left. Both gears collapsed and propeller was bent.

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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