# Accident 19780528011289A: Piper PA18S125, Horseshoe Lake, AK, May 28, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1978
- Place: Horseshoe Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Aircraft: N7538K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7538K-2022-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18S (registry code 7101806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18S125
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 87 total, 87 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC78DAG60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG60) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780528011289A

## Narrative

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

FLOAT EQUIPPED.THROTTLE LEFT IN FULL OPEN POSITION AFT ENG QUIT WADEQUATE LNDG SPACE AHEAD.

## 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 ANC78DAG60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG60), May 28, 1978: Piper PA-18 (N7538K), Horseshoe Lake, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7538K (1)

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

- [Accident 19770725019249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770725019249A), Jul 25, 1977: Piper PA18S (N7538K), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Float equipped.l w/tip hit water.

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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