# Accident 19910703025999A: Piper PA18150, King Salmon, AK, July 3, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1991, 17:00 local time
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.7498° N, 156.5405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.7498&lon=-156.5405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82732, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82732) (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 O320B2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91GA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91GA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910703025999A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING APPROACH HEAVY POLIC COAT SLEAVE SWITCHED MAGS OFF. LANDED GRAVEL BAR. NOSED OVER.

## 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 ANC91GA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91GA087), Jul 4, 1991: Piper PA-18 (N82732), King Salmon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY SWITCHED THE MAGNETOS OFF DURING THE FLIGHT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH, UNEVEN TERRAIN WITH LOOSE GRAVEL.

## Other reports on N82732 (3)

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

- [Incident 20120608015949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120608015949I), Jun 8, 2012: Piper PA-18-150 (N82732), Wood River, AK, Minor damage. On 6/8/12 at approximately 1330 hours, the pilot was on final approach near Wood River, about 40 miles southeast of fairbanks. After assessment of the landing…
- [Accident 20100403031149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100403031149A), Apr 3, 2010: Piper PA-18-150 (N82732), Sleetmute, AK, Substantial damage. After a downwind landing on an ice covered frozen lake, airman added power to turn the aircraft around in order to taxi to parking. One ski was on ice and the…
- [Incident 20050917023149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050917023149I), Sep 17, 2005: Piper PA18150 (N82732), Mcgrath, AK, Minor damage. (-23) The PIC was conducting wildlife enforcement in the vicinity of ptarmigan pass, AK. Following a landing off airport, the airplane rolled into a depression…

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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