# Accident 20190830011569A: Piper PA-18-135, Fairbanks, AK, August 30, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2019, 13:30 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8925° N, 148.3689° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8925&lon=-148.3689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1124, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1124) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-135
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC19LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190830011569A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS MANEUVERING THE PA-18 OVER THE MINTO FLATS.  THE PILOT SAID THE ENGINE JUST DID NOT SOUND RIGHT BUT THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS.  THE PILOT DECIDED TO HEAD BACK TO THE FLOAT POND AT THE CHENA MARINA.  ON THE WAY THE ENGINE POPPED AND QUIT OPERATING.  THE PILOT WAS OVER A DENSELY WOODED AREA AND DID NOT SEE ANY GOOD PLACES TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING.  THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO THE TREES CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.  IT WAS DISCOVERED THE #3 CYLINDER DEPARTED THE ENGINE.

## 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 ANC19LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19LA048), Aug 30, 2019: Piper PA-18 (N1124), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inappropriate application of paint underneath the engine cylinder hold-down nuts, which resulted in inadequate torque and the subsequent in-flight separation of the No. 3 cylinder, and resulted…

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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