# Accident 19751004041739A: Piper PA18150, Kaktovik, AK, October 4, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1975
- Place: Kaktovik, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 70.1202° N, 143.6201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kaktovik, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.1202&lon=-143.6201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7199Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7199Z-1977-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,144 total, 290 in this make and model, 367 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC76DAA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAA20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751004041739A

## Narrative

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

LOG GEAR STRUCK SNOW COVERED BRUSH. NO ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND.

## 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 ANC76DAA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAA20), Oct 4, 1975: Piper PA-18 (N7199Z), Kaktovik, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7199Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19770102002789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770102002789A), Jan 2, 1977: Piper PA18150 (N7199Z), Kaktovik, AK, Destroyed

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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