# Accident 19741005035869A: Piper PA18150, Fairbanks, AK, October 5, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1974
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2588P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2588P) (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: 543 total, 523 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC75AA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741005035869A

## Narrative

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

SLOW FLT AT LOW ALT IN MDT TURB.LOST CTL.

## 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 ANC75AA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA032), Oct 5, 1974: Piper PA-18 (N2588P), Fairbanks, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N2588P (1)

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

- [Accident 20220705011829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220705011829A), Jul 5, 2022: Piper PA-18-150 (N2588P), Montague Isl, AK, Substantial damage. On 07/05/2022 at approximatley 05:00 pm PIC departed from a beach on the west coast of Montague island. Shorlty after departing the PIC determined the weather…

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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