# Accident 19741021040119A: Piper PA18A150, St.Michael, AK, October 21, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1974
- Place: St.Michael, AK
- Airport: St.Michael
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 63.4901° N, 162.1104° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ST MICHAEL (SMK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.4901&lon=-162.1104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9946D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,478 total, 40 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC75DAA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAA21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741021040119A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF ACROSS RAMP & RWY.GUSTING TO 40K.WG HIT OIL DRUMS.

## 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 ANC75DAA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAA21), Oct 21, 1974: Piper PA-18 (N9946D), St.Michael, 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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