# Accident 19750707025189A: Piper PA18A, Whittier, AK, July 7, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1975
- Place: Whittier, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 60.7771° N, 148.6659° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whittier, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7771&lon=-148.6659&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2891P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2891P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A (registry code 7101804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,149 total, 406 in this make and model, 159 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC76DAG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAG10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750707025189A

## Narrative

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

MARGINAL BEACH AREA. HIT ALDER BRUSH. WIND LT & VBL.

## 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 ANC76DAG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAG10), Jul 7, 1975: Piper PA-18 (N2891P), Whittier, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2891P (1)

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

- [Incident 19920418017629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920418017629I), Apr 18, 1992: Piper PA18A (N2891P), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Pilot stated a wind gust lifted right wing on rollout. Lost control. Also had brake and tailwheel problems.

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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