# Accident 19770828028319A: Piper PA18150, Fairbanks, AK, August 28, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1977
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4427Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4427Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-350 series (registry code 41512, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 112 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77DAA46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAA46-145452) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770828028319A

## Narrative

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

SOFT TUNDRA.

## 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 ANC77DAA46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAA46-145452), Aug 28, 1977: Piper PA-18 (N4427Z), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4427Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19800706059789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800706059789I), Jul 6, 1980: Piper PA18150 (N4427Z), Manley Hot Spri, AK, Minor damage. Airplane flipped over on its back during attempt to land on muddy sand bar.

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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