# Accident 19770226005089A: Piper PA18150, Bettles, AK, February 26, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1977
- Place: Bettles, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 66.9073° N, 151.5381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bettles, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.9073&lon=-151.5381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4177Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4177Z) (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: 7,100 total, 5,067 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77DAA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAA11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770226005089A

## Narrative

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

POOR DEPTH PERCEPTION CUES DUE TO FLAT LIGHT CONDITIONS.

## 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 ANC77DAA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAA11), Feb 26, 1977: Piper PA-18 (N4177Z), Bettles, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4177Z (2)

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

- [Accident 19880417009319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880417009319A), Apr 17, 1988: Piper PA18150 (N4177Z), Palmer, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pulled aircraft off the ground prematurely to avoid a metal stake. Continued nose high climb. Stalled and crashed.
- [Incident 19780502031629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780502031629I), May 2, 1978: Piper PA18150 (N4177Z), Iliamna, AK, Minor damage. Forced landing after engine quit. Found restricted fuel filter.

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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