# Accident 19910508016969A: Piper STCPA18, Dillingham, AK, May 8, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1991, 17:40 local time
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Airport: Dillingham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.8205° N, 157.8606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.8205&lon=-157.8606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83582, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83582) (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 STCPA18
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 932 total, 600 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910508016969A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON DOWNWIND. STRUCK POWERLINE AND TREES ON FORCED LANDING. CARBURETOR ICING.

## 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 ANC91LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA057), May 9, 1991: Piper PA-18 (N83582), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: CARBURETOR ICING AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW PROPER PROCEDURES AND DIRECTIVES PERTAINING TO CARBURETOR HEAT.

## Other reports on N83582 (2)

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

- [Accident 20030717037349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030717037349A), Jul 17, 2003: Piper PA18150 (N83582), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot rolled through a depression in the runway after landing on the dirt strip at tka, causing the aircraft to nose over onto it's back. The…
- [Accident 19770914031319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770914031319A), Sep 14, 1977: Piper PA18S125 (N83582), Honey Grove, TX, Substantial damage. Lndd in plowed fld adj to sod strip.

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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