# Accident 19770411009379A: Piper PA18150, Valdez, AK, April 11, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1977
- Place: Valdez, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 61.1308° N, 146.3483° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valdez, AK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1308&lon=-146.3483&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2978P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2978P) (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: 1,050 total, 454 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77DA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770411009379A

## Narrative

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

FLOAT EQUIPPED.L WING HIT WAVE.

## 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 ANC77DA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA039), Apr 11, 1977: Piper PA-18 (N2978P), Valdez, AK, substantial damage

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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