# Accident 19760917037079A: Piper PA18135, Eagle River, AK, September 17, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1976
- Place: Eagle River, AK
- Airport: Fire Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 61.3214° N, 149.5678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eagle River, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.3214&lon=-149.5678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2265A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2265A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 323 total, 27 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC76DAH81](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH81) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760917037079A

## Narrative

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

FLOAT EQUIPPED.PLT KNEW WIND WAS GUSTY & VARIABLE.

## 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 ANC76DAH81](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH81), Sep 17, 1976: Piper PA-18 (N2265A), Eagle River, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2265A (2)

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

- [Accident 20080918848859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080918848859A), Sep 18, 2008: Piper PA18135 (N2265A), Japan Hills, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) This aircraft is equipped with large "tundra tires". The airman attempted to takeoff from a very rough, off airport strip estimated to be 500' long, at…
- [Accident 19740907030419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740907030419A), Sep 7, 1974: Piper PA18135 (N2265A), Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage. Plt had to stretch glide to avoid tall trees. Hit l float first. Gusting to 20K.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.