# Accident 19740615024139A: Piper PA18A, Homer, AK, June 15, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1974
- Place: Homer, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 59.6404° N, 151.5091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.6404&lon=-151.5091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2496P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2496P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A (registry code 7101804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 610 total, 352 in this make and model, 320 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74DAH21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAH21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740615024139A

## Narrative

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

FLOAT EQUIPPED. ATTMPTD TKOF FROM SMALL LAKE,SETTLED INTO 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 ANC74DAH21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAH21), Jun 15, 1974: Piper PA-18A (N2496P), Homer, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2496P (2)

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

- [Accident 20130513009949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130513009949A), May 13, 2013: Piper PA-18A (N2496P), Homer, AK, Substantial damage. Airman was attempting a beach landing near tuxedni bay, Alaska. Airman performed three low passes over the intended beach landing area to ensure the surface…
- [Accident 19760809024399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760809024399A), Aug 9, 1976: Piper PA18A (N2496P), Kodiak, AK, Substantial damage

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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