# Accident 19770708021409A: Piper PA18150, Homer, AK, July 8, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1977
- Place: Homer, AK
- Airport: English Bay
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 59.6404° N, 151.5091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.6404&lon=-151.5091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9449D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9449D) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 156 total, 5 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77DAG80](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG80) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770708021409A

## Narrative

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

THOUGHT STRIP WAS CLOSER,BEGAN DESCENT EARLY,DIVERTED ATTN.

## 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 ANC77DAG80](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG80), Jul 8, 1977: Piper PA-18 (N9449D), Homer, 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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