# Accident 19761213038139A: Piper PA18S125, Cordova, AK, December 13, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1976
- Place: Cordova, AK
- Airport: Mcloud Harbor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 60.5428° N, 145.7575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cordova, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5428&lon=-145.7575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4232Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4232Z-2013-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18S125
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,022 total, 150 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77DAG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761213038139A

## Narrative

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

WND GUSTING 30K

## 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 ANC77DAG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG20), Dec 13, 1976: Piper PA-18 (N4232Z), Cordova, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4232Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19950603019789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950603019789A), Jun 3, 1995: Piper PA18 (N4232Z), Big Delta, AK, Substantial damage. Wheel rolled off edge of narrow unimproved landing strip. Nosed over.

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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