# Incident 19890405016739I: Piper PA18A135, Anchorage, AK, April 5, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1989, 21:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood Strip Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2589A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2589A-2012-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A-135 (registry code 7101822, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A135
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 250 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890405016739I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN CABIN ON LOCAL FLIGHT. RETURNED. FOUND OIL ON EXHAUST. NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

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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