# Accident 19740512021259A: Piper PA18150, Summit, AK, May 12, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1974
- Place: Summit, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Aircraft: N4033Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4033Z) (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: 10,000 total, 9,999 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74DAH07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAH07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740512021259A

## Narrative

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

WHILE SPOTTING ANIMALS IN MTNS,DOWNDRAFT ENCOUNTERED.ACFT CRASHED ON SLOPE.GUSTING TO 45K.

## 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 ANC74DAH07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAH07), May 12, 1974: Piper PA-18 (N4033Z), Summit, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4033Z (1)

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

- [Incident 20250915018809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250915018809I), Sep 15, 2025: Piper PA-18-150 (N4033Z), Beluga, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted to reposition aircraft parked along theodore river road, two miles west of powerlines to clear brush from landing area. No intention of flight.…

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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