# Accident 19760803023169A: Piper PA18150, Anchorage, AK, August 3, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1976
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Takeoff Climb
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83395, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83395) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 822 total, 135 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC76DAH45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760803023169A

## Narrative

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

IP CUT PWR AT LOW ALT.STUDENT TRIED TO RET TO LAKE,STALLED.ACFT HIT WATER R WG LOW.

## 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 ANC76DAH45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH45), Aug 3, 1976: Piper PA-18 (N83395), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N83395 (2)

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

- [Accident 20100909047579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100909047579A), Sep 9, 2010: Piper PA-18-150 (N83395), Tok, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot reported encountering a severe downdraft near terrain, airplane made contact with tree tops. Pilot noted damaged landing gear, proceeded to Tok airport.…
- [Incident 19870126005939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870126005939I), Jan 26, 1987: Piper PA18150 (N83395), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. A ski caught in an ice rut while taxiing to park. Used excessive power to extradite and ran into 2 parked aircraft.

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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