# Accident 19890822031509A: Piper PA18, Mcgrath, AK, August 22, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1989, 11:51 local time
- Place: Mcgrath, AK
- Airport: Mcgrath
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.6093° N, 154.7805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.6093&lon=-154.7805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N202T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N202T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 450 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890822031509A

## Narrative

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

RAN RIGHT FUEL TANK DRY. TRYING TO LAND ON A ROAD, STRUCK TREES. STUDENT PERMIT AND MEDICAL HAD EXPIRED.

## 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 ANC89LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA148), Aug 22, 1989: Piper PA-18 (N202T), Mcgrath, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS, IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING, AND DECISIONS.

## Other reports on N202T (1)

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

- [Accident 19860920074759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860920074759A), Sep 20, 1986: Piper PA18 (N202T), Windy Fork Rive, AK, Substantial damage. The aircraft flipped over during a landing on a gravel bar. The pilot was not rated and was unavailable for comment.

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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