# Incident 19780922027369I: Piper PA18150, Kotzebue, AK, September 22, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1978, 18:00 local time
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Airport: Ralph Wien Memori
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 66.8868° N, 162.4917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kotzebue, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8868&lon=-162.4917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14312, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14312) (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: 0 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/19780922027369I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI ATTEMPT THROUGH PARKED AIRCRAFT, WINGTIP STRUCK PARKED BEECH 18T. UNDER FLUENCE.

## Other reports on N14312 (1)

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

- [Accident 19740927036289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740927036289A), Sep 27, 1974: Piper PA18150 (N14312), Deering, AK, Substantial damage. Touched down on river sand bar & bounced into river. L fuel cap not vented.

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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