# NTSB ANC83FA143: Piper PA-18, N4301Z, Hope, AK, August 7, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: August 7, 1983, 00:00 local (08:00 UTC)
- Place: Hope, AK
- Location: 60.9203° N, 149.6403° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hope, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9203&lon=-149.6403&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 4049
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC83FA143
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4049/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FA143

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Undetermined, unknown
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)

## Analysis

THE ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. THE WRECKAGE WAS REMOVED AFTER AN AERIAL SURVEY & HAS NOT BEEN LOCATED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4301Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4301Z), registered now, S/N 18-8609 (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
- Serial number: 18-8609
- Engines: UNKNOWN UNKNOWN reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Daniel Michel
- Registered owner: Wayne Thorpe
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 24; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: unknown, unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Temperature: 50 °F

## 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 19830807046679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830807046679A), Aug 7, 1983: Piper PA18, Hope, AK, Substantial damage. Crashed in a wooded area. Pilot uncooperative. No license or medical. Aircraft removed from site without approval.

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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