# Accident 19740303004209A: Piper PA18S125, Shungnak, AK, March 3, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1974
- Place: Shungnak, AK
- Airport: Shungnak
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 66.8881° N, 157.1624° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHUNGNAK (SHG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8881&lon=-157.1624&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4408Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4408Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18S125
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 9,999 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74DAA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAA25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740303004209A

## Narrative

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

PLT MISTOOK CRACK IN R GEAR FOR GREASE. ACFT SWERVED INTO WIND SOCK POLE.

## 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 ANC74DAA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAA25), Mar 3, 1974: Piper PA-18 (N4408Z), Shungnak, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4408Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19870702032159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870702032159A), Jul 2, 1987: Piper PA18150 (N4408Z), Pingo Ridge, AK, Substantial damage. The pilot lost aircraft control on landing. The aircraft nosed over.

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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