# Accident 19740915030579A: Piper PA18S125, Skwentna, AK, September 15, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1974
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 61.9903° N, 151.3978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Skwentna, AK, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9903&lon=-151.3978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7506K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7506K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 105 (registry code 7101809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18S125
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 281 total, 150 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC75FAG33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75FAG33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740915030579A

## Narrative

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

LDG ON SANDBAR.

## 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 ANC75FAG33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75FAG33), Sep 15, 1974: Piper PA-18 (N7506K), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7506K (1)

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

- [Accident 20260622008549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260622008549A), Jun 22, 2026: Piper PA-18 105 (N7506K), Chena, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot was practicing off airport short field landings on a river sandbar. On the accident approach the pilot stated he chose a touchdown point in the middle of…

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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