# Incident 19911110050179I: Piper PA18150, Bethel, AK, November 10, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1991, 15:39 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Private
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.7922° N, 161.7558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethel, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7922&lon=-161.7558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8109Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8109Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 177 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911110050179I

## Narrative

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

POWER LOSS ON APPROACH. LANDED SHORT OF PRIVATE STRIP. NR4 CYLINDER PISTON HAD COME APART AT PISTON PIN BOSS.

## Other reports on N8109Y (2)

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

- [Accident 19960813022569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960813022569A), Aug 13, 1996: Piper PA18150 (N8109Y), Ephrata, WA, Substantial damage. Landing on driveway. Heavy braking and gear hit a rock. Caused nose over.
- [Accident 19741202044089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741202044089A), Dec 2, 1974: Piper PA18150 (N8109Y), Hardin, MT, Substantial damage. R brake lining worn,no braking.l brake lining too sensitive,wrong mfr lining installed.

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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