# Incident 20010808024899I: Piper PA18135, Tazlina, AK, August 8, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2001, 17:30 local time
- Place: Tazlina, AK
- Airport: Tazlina Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: UB8C
- Location: 62.0648° N, 146.4605° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TAZLINA (Z14), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.0648&lon=-146.4605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55PT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55PT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010808024899I

## Narrative

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

(-23) SUSPECT THAT AIRCRAFT CRASHED. INSPECTOR CONTACTED OWNER BUT RECEIVED NO INFORMATION TO EITHER CONFIRM OR DENY SUSPICION. OWNER IS UNCOOPERATIVE.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS 8020-23 WILL BE AMENDED WHEN ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE IS PRODUCED.

## Other reports on N55PT (1)

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

- [Accident 20250628008029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250628008029A), Jun 28, 2025: Piper PA-18-135 (N55PT), Seward, AK, Substantial damage. During landing the wind changed directions causing the left-wing tip to dip, pushing the aircraft towards the trees on the side of the runway. Left wing tip…

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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