# Accident 19750408016749A: Piper PA18125, Merrill Pass, AK, April 8, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1975
- Place: Merrill Pass, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Aircraft: N7711B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7711B-1975-08-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-125 (registry code 7101812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-125) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18125
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC75AA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750408016749A

## Narrative

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

RCVRD 4/18/75 FROM SLOPE OF PASS.DEP FOR FLT ON 4/8/75,ACCIDENT PRESUMED SAME DATE.

## 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 ANC75AA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA073), Apr 8, 1975: Piper PA-18 (N7711B), Merrill Pass, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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