# Accident 19740819030219A: Piper PA18150, Kodiak, AK, August 19, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1974
- Place: Kodiak, AK
- Airport: Piller Lake
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Location: 57.7906° N, 152.4222° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kodiak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.7906&lon=-152.4222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1414Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1414Z-1975-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 835 total, 600 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC75FAG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75FAG14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740819030219A

## Narrative

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

LND,SMOKE IN CABIN.PAX WALKED INTO PROP.PLT TOOK OFF FOR HELP.ACFT CAUGHT FIRE DUE MUFFLER FAILURE

## 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 ANC75FAG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75FAG14), Aug 19, 1974: Piper PA-18 (N1414Z), Kodiak, AK, destroyed

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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