# Accident 19781230037699A: Piper PA18S125, Wild Lake, AK, December 30, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1978
- Place: Wild Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Aircraft: N9397D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9397D-2015-05-11) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 101 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DAA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAA04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781230037699A

## Narrative

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

LACK OF CONTRAST ON SNOW FIELD.

## 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 ANC79DAA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAA04), Dec 30, 1978: Piper PA-18 (N9397D), Wild Lake, AK, substantial damage

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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