# Accident 19790419024112A: Piper PA18, Sheep Bay, AK, April 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1979, 07:18 local time
- Place: Sheep Bay, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4178Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4178Z-2015-05-19) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790419024112A

## Narrative

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

N4178Z AND N2690Y COLLIDED WHILE SPOTTING FISH FOR FISHING BOATS.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N2690Y, Cessna 180F: [Accident 19790419024111A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790419024111A)

## 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 ANC79DA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA046), Apr 19, 1979: Piper PA-18 (N4178Z), Sheep Bay, AK, incident, minor 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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