Piper PA-18-150 N3236P
24 June 2008 · Iliamna, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 June 2008 at about 17:45 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N3236P, operated by Mitchell S. Jolin, was involved in an accident near Iliamna, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Iliamna, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Iliamna (PAIL)
- Coordinates
- 59.7539, -154.9111
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-150
- Registration
- N3236P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Mitchell S. Jolin
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tularik Creek → Iliamna
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC08LA078
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
A loss of engine power for an undetermined reason during an approach for landing, which resulted in a forced landing and collision with terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot departed a remote area about 20 miles west of his intended destination airport. At that time, the airplane had about 6 gallons of fuel in the left wing fuel tank, and the right wing fuel tank was nearly empty. As the flight approached the airport, the engine began to sputter and lose power. He switched to the right tank, but it ran for only a few seconds, and the engine sputtered. He switched back to the left fuel tank, but the engine continued to sputter, and the airplane lost altitude. He selected a road as a forced landing spot, but was unable to reach the road. The airplane collided with a tree and tundra, about 1.5 miles short of the airport. The pilot said that after the collision, the engine was still running, and he shut it down. The airplane received structural damage to the wings and fuselage. The pilot indicated that after the accident, the left fuel tank was still showing about 4 gallons in the left wing tank sight gauge. Recovery personnel reported that they drained about 5 gallons from the left tank during retrieval of the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2008 | Piper PA-18-150 | Camarillo, California, United States | Van Wagner Aerial Media, LLC | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Dec 2008 | Piper PA-18-150 | Willow, Alaska, United States | MacArthur Clinton W | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 2008 | Piper PA-18-150 | Lake Placid, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 May 2008 | Piper PA-18-150 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | James Fogarty | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 2008 | Piper PA-18 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | Sherman Reynolds | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 2008 | Piper PA-18 | Willow, Alaska, United States | Kyle P. Carr | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 2008 | Antonovich Anton B CHALLENGER II | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | Richard H. Roiland | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Jul 2008 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | Rainbow King Lodge Inc | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 2008 | Cessna 208B | Bethel, Alaska, United States | Grant Aviation Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 2008 | Piper PA-31-350 | Kodiak, Alaska, United States | Servant Air, Inc. | Fatal | 6 |
| 9 Oct 2008 | Cessna A185F | Kenai, Alaska, United States | Alaska Department of Public Safety | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 2008 | Cessna 172 | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |