# Accident 19740809039599A: Piper PA18150, Cooper Ldg, AK, August 9, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1974
- Place: Cooper Ldg, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 60.4900° N, 149.8342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cooper Landing, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4900&lon=-149.8342&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5127Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5127Y) (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: 260 total, 13 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC75FAG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75FAG10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740809039599A

## Narrative

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

NO ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND.

## 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 ANC75FAG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75FAG10), Aug 9, 1974: Piper PA-18 (N5127Y), Cooper Ldg, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5127Y (2)

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

- [Accident 19840907048849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840907048849A), Sep 7, 1984: Piper PA18150 (N5127Y), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot claimed he was flying low and encountered downdraft causing aircraft to collide with trees.
- [Incident 19810804048799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810804048799I), Aug 4, 1981: Piper PA18150 (N5127Y), Sutton, AK, Minor damage. Za engine lost power. Landed on glacier. Flipped over during roll out. Damaged prop rudder wings. ELT activated.

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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