# Accident 19960428008899A: Piper PA18, Kasilof, AK, April 28, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1996, 15:00 local time
- Place: Kasilof, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.2796° N, 151.2603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.2796&lon=-151.2603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1930A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1930A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960428008899A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMB TO CRUISE. HIT TREES LANDING. KINK IN FUEL LINE. 75HR ENGINE REBUILT BY NON MECHANIC PILOT.

## 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 ANC96LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA060), Apr 28, 1996: Piper PA-18 (N1930A), Kasilof, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel starvation due to a kinked fuel supply line from the left main tank, and the pilot's improper rebuild/remanufacture of the airplane. A smaller than standard fuel line from the fuel strainer to…

## Other reports on N1930A (1)

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

- [Accident 19920102000059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920102000059A), Jan 2, 1992: Piper PA18 (N1930A), Nome, AK, Substantial damage. Stalled in a steep turn over pilots residence. Too low to recover.

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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