# Accident 19760626022789A: Piper PA18135, Willow, AK, June 26, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1976
- Place: Willow, AK
- Airport: Unnamed
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 61.7472° N, 150.0375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willow, AK, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7472&lon=-150.0375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7518K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7518K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 173 total, 101 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC76DAH34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760626022789A

## Narrative

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

DOWNSLOPE WITH HIGH GRASS.

## 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 ANC76DAH34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH34), Jun 26, 1976: Piper PA-18 (N7518K), Willow, 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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