# Accident 19730909029099A: Piper PA18150, Talchultna R, AK, September 9, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1973
- Place: Talchultna R, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Aircraft: N9355D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9355D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 374 total, 374 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74DAG47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG47) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730909029099A

## Narrative

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

FLOAT EQUIPPED.CLOSED THROTTLE ON TKOF THEN DECIDED NOT TO ABORT.

## 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 ANC74DAG47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG47), Sep 9, 1973: Piper PA-18 (N9355D), Talchultna R, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9355D (3)

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

- [Incident 19890512039789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890512039789I), May 12, 1989: Piper PA18150 (N9355D), Girdwood, AK. Engine lost power. Elected to land on railroad track. Train crew removed aircraft. Exhaust muffler had failed.
- [Accident 19870813045669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870813045669A), Aug 13, 1987: Piper PA18150 (N9355D), Canning River, AK, Substantial damage. The aircraft nosed over during landing on a River gravel bar. The pilot landed fast and misapplied brakes.
- [Incident 19810525043289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810525043289I), May 25, 1981: Piper PA18150 (N9355D), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Pilot made emergency landing due to carbureator ice. Struck small trees along side of road.

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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