# Accident 19770418009569A: Piper PA18150, Bethel, AK, April 18, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1977
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 60.7922° N, 161.7558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethel, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7922&lon=-161.7558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7468L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7468L) (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: 3,512 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77DAG77](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG77) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770418009569A

## Narrative

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

PILOT THREW JACKET OUT OF A/C. JACKET DRAPED AROUND LEADING EDGE R WING.

## 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 ANC77DAG77](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG77), Apr 18, 1977: Piper PA-18 (N7468L), Bethel, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7468L (1)

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

- [Incident 19800515045299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800515045299I), May 15, 1980: Piper PA18150 (N7468L), Eureka, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft unable to make necessary climb gradient. Contacted soft terrain and flipped 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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