# Accident 19780313006669A: Piper PA18135, Valdez, AK, March 13, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1978
- Place: Valdez, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 61.1308° N, 146.3483° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valdez, AK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1308&lon=-146.3483&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2494A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2494A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,700 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC78DAG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780313006669A

## Narrative

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

LACK OF VISUAL CUES AFTER SUN WENT DOWN.

## 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 ANC78DAG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG31), Mar 13, 1978: Piper PA-18 (N2494A), Valdez, 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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