# Accident 19770726026049A: Piper PA18150, Gilkey River, AK, July 26, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1977
- Place: Gilkey River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Aircraft: N7471L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7471L) (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: 9,794 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 360 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77DAD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAD09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770726026049A

## Narrative

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

WIND WAS VARIABLE WITH GUSTS TO 18K

## 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 ANC77DAD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAD09), Jul 26, 1977: Piper PA-18A (N7471L), Gilkey River, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7471L (1)

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

- [Incident 20241211018409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241211018409I), Dec 11, 2024: Piper PA-18-150 (N7471L), Soldotna, AK, Minor damage. From incident preliminary notice form 8020-9: 'aircraft was on short final 07 sxq when it hit a bald eagle, pilot reported damage to the left wing,...' [Data…

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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