# Accident 19740815026049A: Piper PA18A150, Prospect Crk, AK, August 15, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1974
- Place: Prospect Crk, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Aircraft: N7799D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7799D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-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 PA18A150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 320 total, 257 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC75DAA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAA09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740815026049A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT.UN OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN.

## 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 ANC75DAA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAA09), Aug 15, 1974: Piper PA-18 (N7799D), Prospect Crk, 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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