# NTSB ANC79FA096: Piper PA-18, N4032Z, Skwentna, AK, September 24, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1979
- Place: Skwentna, AK · SKWENTNA, AK
- Location: 61.9903° N, 151.3978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Skwentna, AK, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9903&lon=-151.3978&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133276
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79FA096
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA096

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3630  79/9/24  NR.SKWENTNA,AK        PIPER PA-18         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 1056
        TIME - 0923                    N4032Z              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1025 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAYES RIVER LODGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         SKWENTNA,AK                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4032Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4032Z-2012-07-06), registration cancelled 2012-07-06, S/N 18-7992, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (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
- Airport: Hayes River Lodge

## 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 19790924041119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790924041119A), Sep 24, 1979: Piper PA18150, Skwentna, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Engine stopped during climb to cruise over a lake. Stalled trying to reach shore. Report indicates carb ice.

## Other investigations on N4032Z (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 MIA69A0093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69A0093), Jun 27, 1969: Piper PA-18 (N4032Z), Flora, MS, destroyed

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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