# Accident 19900709025349A: Piper PA18150, Canning River, AK, July 9, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1990, 15:50 local time
- Place: Canning River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 70.4301° N, 149.2895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.4301&lon=-149.2895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8519Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8519Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900709025349A

## Narrative

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

FLYING THROUGH A CANYON ENGINE QUIT, THEN STARTED ON OTHER TANK TOO LATE BEFORE IMPACT. BELIEVE CONTAMINATED FUEL.

## 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 ANC90LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA115), Jul 9, 1990: Piper PA-18-150 (N8519Y), Canning River, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE ENGINE POWER LOSS DUE TO FUEL CONTAMINATION, AND THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN ON WHICH TO LAND.

## Other reports on N8519Y (2)

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

- [Accident 19860529020379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860529020379A), May 29, 1986: Piper PA18150 (N8519Y), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot failed to maintain control of the aircraft and struck another plane while taxiing to parking. Gusty winds.
- [Accident 19730925031739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730925031739A), Sep 25, 1973: Piper PA18150 (N8519Y), Ainsworth, NE, Substantial damage. Plt lndd on mowed alfalfa strip ran off end of rwy area nosed over in corn field.

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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