# Accident 19730911033909A: Piper PA18150, Gulkana, AK, September 11, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1973
- Place: Gulkana, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 62.2714° N, 145.3822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gulkana, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.2714&lon=-145.3822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3856Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3856Z) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 177 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74DAG54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG54) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730911033909A

## Narrative

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

TKOF FROM 1000 FT GRAVEL BAR.HIT 3 FT BANK.

## 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 ANC74DAG54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG54), Sep 11, 1973: Piper PA-18 (N3856Z), Gulkana, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3856Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19790623019519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790623019519A), Jun 23, 1979: Piper PA18 (N3856Z), Caribou Creek, AK, Substantial damage. Used full down flaps for takeoff attempt in crosswind on 900 ft. strip. Ran off end r/w. flip. Over in ditch.

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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