# NTSB ANC79DAG06: Piper PA-18, N3091Z, Talkeetna, AK, September 14, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1978
- Place: Talkeetna, AK · TALKEETNA, AK
- Location: 62.3239° N, 150.1094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Talkeetna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3239&lon=-150.1094&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139524
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DAG06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4456  78/9/14  NR.TALKEETNA,AK       PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1500                    N3091Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KAHILTNA GLACIER,AK         ANCHORAGE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT FUELED FM UNSEALED CANS,NO FILTER USED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3091Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3091Z), registered now, S/N 18-7145, built 1959 (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 19780914043559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780914043559A), Sep 14, 1978: Piper PA18A150, Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. Acft fueled fm unsealed cans,no filter used.

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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