# Accident 19770318005249A: Piper PA18S125, Gulkana, AK, March 18, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1977
- Place: Gulkana, AK
- Airport: Gulkana Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Location: 62.1543° N, 145.4553° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GULKANA (GKN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1543&lon=-145.4553&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83508, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18S125
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77DAG40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770318005249A

## Narrative

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

SNOW BERM TO LEFT OF RWY.

## 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 ANC77DAG40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG40), Mar 18, 1977: Piper PA-18 (N83508), Gulkana, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N83508 (1)

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

- [Accident 19810905055509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810905055509A), Sep 5, 1981: Piper PA18150 (N83508), Soldotna, AK, Substantial damage. Engine quit shortly after takeoff. Aircraft crashed during emergency landing.

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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