What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine quit en route over airstrip. Circled to land on strip. Hit wires and crashed. Using non standard auto fuel.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE OVER AIRSTRIP. CIRCLED TO LAND ON STRIP. HIT WIRES AND CRASHED. USING NON STANDARD AUTO FUEL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N4319Z · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
Accident 20040522011529AFinal Approach · Cold Bay, AK(-23) The pilot departed a rural Alaska float pond in with a passenger and gear. Approximately 4 miles from the takeoff point (10 miles northwest of Cold Bay Alaska) the aircraft crashed. The pilot received serious injuries and the passenger was fatally…Accident 19980505011329ATakeoff Ground Roll · Talkeetna, AKLost dirctional control when tail came up on takeoff. Veered off runway. Equipped with large tundra tires. (.4) on may 5, 1998, at 1008 Alaska daylight time, a Piper PA-18-160 airplane, N4319Z, equipped with 28 inch tundra tires, sustained substantial damage…Accident 19960516010809AGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Cold Bay, AKTundra tire equipped plane lost control on tailup fast taxi. Slid sideways. Right gear folded. Wire rapped on gear.Accident 19741016035329ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · San Angelo, TX