# Accident 19890803027439A: Piper PA18, Canyon Creek, AK, August 3, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1989, 20:00 local time
- Place: Canyon Creek, AK
- Airport: Canyon Creek Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N679RK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N679RK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890803027439A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC89LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA132), Aug 4, 1989: Piper PA-18 (N679RK), Canyon Creek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION CONCERNING FUEL MANAGEMENT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: PROBABLE WATER IN THE FUEL, INADEQUATE ALTITUDE FOR AN ENGINE RESTART,…

## Other reports on N679RK (1)

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

- [Accident 19800719035979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800719035979A), Jul 19, 1980: Piper PA18A (N679RK), Meterval Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot let plane stall on takeoff from beach. Was on flight plan. No search was ever started by flight service.

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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