# Incident 19790127003909I: Piper PA18, Port Alsworth, AK, January 27, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1979, 10:00 local time
- Place: Port Alsworth, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.1578° N, 154.3406° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Alsworth, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.1578&lon=-154.3406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4301Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4301Z) (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 PA18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 2,200 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/19790127003909I

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOOK OFF FROM SNOW COVERED LAKE, ONE SKI BROKE THROUGH SNOW AND ICE.

## Other reports on N4301Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19830807046679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830807046679A), Aug 7, 1983: Piper PA18 (N4301Z), Hope, AK, Substantial damage. Crashed in a wooded area. Pilot uncooperative. No license or medical. Aircraft removed from site without approval.

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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