- Date
- September 6, 1987, 14:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Tanana, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4136EPiper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19870906049889A
- Case key
- 4908
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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 stated that he just lifted off the lake when the engine quit. The aircraft stalled and crashed into the lake. The pilot stated that he just ran out of fuel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4136E
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 187809082
- Airframe hours
- 640
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-42B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Richard L. Mclean
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 24, 1987 · 2 hours before
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
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 4,061 total · 4,061 in this make and model · 4,000 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 100 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
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 N4136E · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.