# Accident 19740910034049A: Piper PA18150, Pontilla Lk, AK, September 10, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1974
- Place: Pontilla Lk, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Aircraft: N12316, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12316-2018-01-02) (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: 1,174 total, 50 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC75AA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740910034049A

## Narrative

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

FLOAT EQUIPPED.HEAVILY LOADED.RISING TERRAIN.LOST CTL IN STEEP TURN.

## 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 ANC75AA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA023), Sep 10, 1974: Piper PA-18 (N12316), Pontilla Lk, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N12316 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780922028919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780922028919A), Sep 22, 1978: Piper PA18150 (N12316), Lake Louise, AK, Substantial damage. A/c float equipped.

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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