# Accident 19910331011969A: Piper PA18150, Alexander Creek, AK, March 31, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1991, 17:45 local time
- Place: Alexander Creek, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.9196° N, 159.4909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9196&lon=-159.4909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1988P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1988P) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 423 total, 411 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910331011969A

## Narrative

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

RAN A TANK DRY EN ROUTE SWITCHED TO OTHER TANK. ENGINE RAN ROUGH THEN QUIT. LANDED IN TREES. DIRT IN FUEL LINES.

## 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 ANC91LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA049), Mar 31, 1991: Piper PA-18-150 (N1988P), Alexander Creek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE ENGINE FAILURE RESULTING FROM FUEL SCREEN CONTAMINATION . A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N1988P (1)

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

- [Incident 19800423050279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800423050279I), Apr 23, 1980: Piper PA18150 (N1988P), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. During a touch and go landing aircraft swerved to the left, struck a snowbank and turned up on its nose.

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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