# Accident 19780718038909A: Piper PA18S125, Petersville, AK, July 18, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1978
- Place: Petersville, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 62.4964° N, 150.7656° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Petersville, AK, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4964&lon=-150.7656&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3976Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3976Z-2011-07-25) (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 PA18S125
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC78FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780718038909A

## Narrative

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

STEEP TURN OUT OF BOX CANYON.WINDS GUSTING TO 25KTS.PLT BLOOD ALC LEVEL 74MG/DL.

## 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 ANC78FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FA055), Jul 18, 1978: Piper PA-18 (N3976Z), Petersville, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal

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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