# Accident 19781105044249A: Piper PA18S125, Copper Center, AK, November 5, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1978
- Place: Copper Center, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 62.0081° N, 145.3927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Copper Center, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.0081&lon=-145.3927&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7166B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7166B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18S125
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,348 total, 605 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781105044249A

## Narrative

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

R FUEL TANK EMPTY,L TANK RUPTURED,FUEL SEL FOUND ON L TANK.CARB HNOT USED.

## 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 ANC79FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA016), Nov 5, 1978: Piper PA-18 (N7166B), Copper Center, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N7166B (1)

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

- [Incident 20170828017449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170828017449I), Aug 28, 2017: Piper PA-18 (N7166B), Mcarthur Rvr, AK, Minor damage. Pilot was maneuvering aircraft to the oposite end on a sand bar to move to a more protected area from the wind. Lost directional control. Corrected with…

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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