NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ANC90LA017
Registry · N220H
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
PIPER PA-18-150
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19770414
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A1E1B0
Registrant of record
TODD GREG A
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
LOSS OF POWER IN THE THE RIGHT ENGINE FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. THE ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.
Factual narrative
THE PLT RPRTD THE RIGHT ENG BEGAN TO LOSE POWER, SO HE DIVERTED TO BREVIG, AK. DRG ARRIVAL, HE DID NOT LIKE THE APPROACH & ELECTED TO GO AROUND. HE STATED THAT AS HE WENT TO FULL POWER, THE RIGHT ENGINE 'QUIT ALTOGETHER.' THE PLT FEATHERED THE RIGHT PROP & RETRACTED THE GEAR & FLAPS, BUT WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE ACFT FROM SETTLING TO THE GROUND. SUBSEQUENTLY, HE LANDED THE ACFT ON TUNDRA & IT WAS DAMAGED. NEITHER THE ACFT NOR THE ENGS WERE RECOVERED FROM THE ACDNT SITE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1989_ANC90LA017.txt.
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- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2018 · Industry report (AQRR)
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