- Date
- June 11, 1982, 16:10 local (Jun 12, 1982, 00:10 UTC)
- Place
- Anchorage, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8653YPiper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19820611022129A
- Case key
- 69770
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot reported that before takeoff, he had trouble getting the engine to develop power. He called a mechanic who advised that conditions were right for carburetor icing. The mechanic suggested running the engine with carburetor heat applied. The pilot did this and said that it helped, so he took off to test the engine operation in flight. He circled several times while flying with the carburetor heat on, then turned the heat off. With the heat off, the engine RPM increased for a few seconds, and then according to the pilot, the engine sputtered and lost power. The pilot reapplied the carburetor heat, but the engine did not respond fully. The aircraft was damaged while landing in a spruce covered, swampy area.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8653Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-1634
- Airframe hours
- 100
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Ward Hulbert
- Registered owner
- Ward Hulbert
- Departed
- Sand Lake, AK
- Destination
- Sand Lake, AK
- Airport
- Sand Lake
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 754 total · 754 in this make and model · 715 as pilot in command · 21 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8653Y · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.