# Accident 20050809017439A: Piper PA18150, Eureka, AK, August 9, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2005, 09:15 local time
- Place: Eureka, AK
- Airport: Skelton Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.9381° N, 147.1686° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9381&lon=-147.1686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N717DR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 2,200 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050809017439A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. IT STARTED TO RUN AGAIN AND PILOT TURNED TO RETURN TO THE LAKE HE HAD DEPARTED FROM. THE ENGINE QUIT A SECOND TIME AND THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT BACK TO THE LAKE. THE PILOT BELIEVES THE ENGINE QUITTING WAS FUEL RELATED.

## 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 ANC05LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA120), Aug 9, 2005: Piper PA-18-150 (N717DR), Chickaloon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for an undetermined reason during initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in a emergency landing/collision with terrain.

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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