# Accident 19960813022559A: Piper PA18A, Skwenta, AK, August 13, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1996, 16:15 local time
- Place: Skwenta, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.9292° N, 151.7307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9292&lon=-151.7307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7797B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7797B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A (registry code 7101804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (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 PA18A
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 430 total, 285 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960813022559A

## Narrative

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

FLOATPLANE DEPARTED A LAKE, LOST POWER. LANDED ON SHORE. ENGINE BAD SHAPE. TIMING PLUGS AND BROKEN RIGH NR CYL.

## 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 ANC96LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA124), Aug 14, 1996: Piper PA-18 (N7797B), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: An engine failure due to an eroded engine piston. Factors in the accident were unsuitable terrain for a forced landing and improperly timed magnetos.

## Other reports on N7797B (1)

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

- [Accident 19960122042389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960122042389A), Jan 22, 1996: Piper PA18A (N7797B), Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. (.4)The pilot reported he landed his wheel-equipped airplane on a remote, snow-covered sandbar. During the landing roll, the airplane's wheels sunk into the…

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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