# Accident 19730903030629A: Piper PA18A150, Mcgrath, AK, September 3, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1973
- Place: Mcgrath, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 62.9564° N, 155.5958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McGrath, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.9564&lon=-155.5958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8889D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8889D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,400 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74DAG50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730903030629A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLT MISUSED HEEL BRAKES LDG ON SAND BAR. RAN OVER BANK INTO RIVER. 6 HRS IN TYPE LAST 90 DAYS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC74DAG50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG50), Sep 3, 1973: Piper PA-18 (N8889D), Mcgrath, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8889D (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20120703013329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120703013329A), Jul 3, 2012: Piper PA-18A 150 (N8889D), Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage. Airman stated that he came down hard on landing, bounced, weaved, and as a result, ground looped striking left wing tip, resulting in wing tip damage and…
- [Accident 19740627022309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740627022309A), Jun 27, 1974: Piper PA18A150 (N8889D), King Salmon, AK, Destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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