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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA18 · Canyon Creek, AK · August 3, 1989

Date
August 3, 1989 · 20:00 local
Place
Canyon Creek, AK
Airport
Canyon Creek Airport
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N679RK
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC89LA132
Reported as
Piper PA18
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total1,000 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Engine quit at 300 ft AGL. Crash landed in tundra. Believe water in fuel tank which had been unused for long period

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT AT 300 FT AGL. CRASH LANDED IN TUNDRA. BELIEVE WATER IN FUEL TANK WHICH HAD BEEN UNUSED FOR LONG PERIOD

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N679RK · 1

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