# NTSB ANC79DAA14: Piper PA-18, N5885D, Unalakleet, AK, May 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 7, 1979
- Place: Unalakleet, AK · UNALAKLEET, AK
- Location: 63.8930° N, 160.7958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Unalakleet, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.8930&lon=-160.7958&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 22, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135494
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DAA14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAA14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2312   79/5/7  NR.UNALAKLEET,AK      PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 1200
        TIME - 1530                    N5885D              PX-  0  0  1  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 850 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UNGALIK RVR BEND,AK        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CHAMOIS PARTICLE FOUND IN FUEL FILTER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5885D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5885D), registered now, S/N 18-5309, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (registry code 7101837) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790507011979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790507011979A), May 7, 1979: Piper PA18A150, Unalakleet, AK, Substantial damage. Engine stopped enroute due chamois particles in fuel. Landed in deep snow ,flipped over.

## Other investigations on N5885D (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 ANC70D0032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70D0032), Sep 10, 1969: Piper PA-18 (N5885D), Willow, AK, substantial damage

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.

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