# Accident 20080624840949A: Piper PA18150, Iliamna, AK, June 24, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2008, 09:15 local time
- Place: Iliamna, AK
- Airport: Iliamna
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.7539° N, 154.9111° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.7539&lon=-154.9111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3236P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3236P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 470 total, 410 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC08LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080624840949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 24, 2008, PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DEPARTED LOWER TALARIK CREEK IN HIS PIPER PA-18, N3236P, IN BOUND FOR ILIAMNA AIRPORT. UNEXPECTED HEADWINDS OF 18-26 MPH WERE PREVELANT. ON A TWO MILE FINAL INTO ILIAMNA, HIS ENGINE LOST POWER. SWITCHING TO HIS OTHER FUEL TANK MADE NO DIFFERENCE, AT THAT TANK WAS EMPTY. AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE A LANDING ON A NEARBY ROAD DID NOT WORK AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOUCHED DOWN IN A SWAMP, COLLAPSING THE RIGHT GEAR LEG. NEITHER PILOT OR PASSENGER WERE INJURED. A DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TRUCK PICKED THEM UP AND TOOK THEM TO ILIAMNA AIRPORT.

## 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 ANC08LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA078), Jun 24, 2008: Piper PA-18-150 (N3236P), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for an undetermined reason during an approach for landing, which resulted in a forced landing and collision with terrain.

## Other reports on N3236P (2)

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

- [Accident 20071023827089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071023827089A), Oct 23, 2007: Piper PA18150 (N3236P), Big Lake, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) According to the pilot, while attempting a landing on a snow covered field, the wheels of the aircraft broke through a thin snow crust layer. This rapid…
- [Accident 19770313004839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770313004839A), Mar 13, 1977: Piper PA18150 (N3236P), Hayes, SD, Substantial damage

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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