# Accident 20180930019339A: Piper PA-18-150, Delta Junction, AK, September 30, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2018, 13:30 local time
- Place: Delta Junction, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.6106° N, 144.6169° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.6106&lon=-144.6169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5907Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5907Y) (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 PA-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 465 total, 450 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC18LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180930019339A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 30 2018 THE PILOT WAS FLYING HIS AIRCRAT IN MOUNTANOUS TERRAIN.  HE REDUCED POWER AND BEGAN A DESCENT WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH.  THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER AND THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER.  THE PILOT THEN TURNED ON THE CARBURETOR HEAT AND SWITCHED FUEL TANKS.  THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN BUT WAS NOT MAKING ENOUGH POWER.  THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY DESCENT AND LAND ON A MOUNTAIN RIDGE.  UPON TOUCHDOWN THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS TORN OFF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND.  THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.

## 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 ANC18LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18LA080), Sep 30, 2018: Piper PA18 (N5907Y), Delta Junction, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing, which resulted from the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat while operating at low power settings in conditions conducive to the formation…

## Other reports on N5907Y (3)

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

- [Incident 20140904016089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140904016089I), Sep 4, 2014: Piper PA-18-150 (N5907Y), Talkeetna, AK, Minor damage. While shuttling cargo between lakes while on floats, a/c landed hard during gusty winds. Wing low or lateral misalignment caused multiple crossbrace wires to…
- [Accident 19860905045969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860905045969A), Sep 5, 1986: Piper PA18150 (N5907Y), Farewell, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot failed to maintain aircraft control in gusty wind conditions on takeoff. Struck a dirt bank, flipped over.
- [Accident 19820923051789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820923051789A), Sep 23, 1982: Piper PA18150 (N5907Y), Port Alsworth, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted off airport landing, aircraft hit dip and flipped inverted.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.