# Accident 19781007031369A: Piper PA18150, Fairbanks, AK, October 7, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1978
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9869D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9869D) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 165 total, 155 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DAA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781007031369A

## Narrative

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

GRAVEL BAR USED FOR THIS OPERATION 1200 FT LONG.

## 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 ANC79DAA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAA01), Oct 7, 1978: Piper PA-18 (N9869D), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9869D (2)

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

- [Accident 19940625016929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940625016929A), Jun 25, 1994: Piper PA18150 (N9869D), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Weathervaned into sudden wind gust on flare. Tried to go around. Struck top of 30 foot tree and crashed.
- [Accident 19740526017599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740526017599A), May 26, 1974: Piper PA18150 (N9869D), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Lndd on sand bar. Wind vrbl,gusting 20K.hit willows.

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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