# Incident 19780126005039I: Piper PA18, Newtok, AK, January 26, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1978, 12:45 local time
- Place: Newtok, AK
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.9385° N, 164.6484° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newtok, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9385&lon=-164.6484&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4894A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4894A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-A2B (registry code 42101, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-a2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 49 total, 6 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780126005039I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER ENCOUNTERING ROUGH SURFACE CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N4894A (5)

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

- [Incident 20150414011429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150414011429I), Apr 14, 2015: Piper PA-18-150 (N4894A), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Returning flight to fai I obtained current ATIS, called approach for tersa tracking, was transferred to tower and received clearance to land on runway 20L.…
- [Accident 19910919043769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910919043769A), Sep 19, 1991: Piper PA18150 (N4894A), Eagle, AK, Substantial damage. Struck rock on departing gravel bar. Stayed aloft but right main gear collapsed landing at base. Bent wing strut.
- [Incident 19860813046649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860813046649I), Aug 13, 1986: Piper PA18150 (N4894A), Eagle, AK, Minor damage. Left brake bound up on landing. Rolled over a soft spot. Aircraft nosed over.
- [Accident 19830814040509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830814040509A), Aug 14, 1983: Piper PA18150 (N4894A), Eagle, AK, Substantial damage. Struck trees on attempted depart from an uphill wet grass field. Field was adjacent to Eagle gravel runway.
- [Incident 19780714043959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780714043959I), Jul 14, 1978: Piper PA18 (N4894A), Bethel, AK, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control after touchdown.

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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