# Incident 19780730047409I: Piper PA18150, Broad Pass, AK, July 30, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1978, 19:30 local time
- Place: Broad Pass, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.2333° N, 149.2667° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Broad Pass, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.2333&lon=-149.2667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3798Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3798Z) (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 PA18150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,051 total, 153 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/19780730047409I

## Narrative

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

WHILE FLYING AT 30 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, ENCOUNTERED DOWN DRAFT AND COULD NOT STABILIZE DESCENT.

## Other reports on N3798Z (1)

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

- [Accident 20250228001299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250228001299A), Feb 28, 2025: Piper PA18 (N3798Z), Anchor Point, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot returning from anchorage to homer. Weather was sunny with a slight tailwind. Aircraft encountered what the pilot believed to be carb ice. Engaged carb…

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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