# Incident 19790513026699I: Piper PA18150, Anchorage, AK, May 13, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1979, 08:45 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64RS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64RS-1997-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 550 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/19790513026699I

## Narrative

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

WHILE LANDING ON MUD FLATS AIRPLANE GOT INTO SHALLOW WATER AND FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK.

## Other reports on N64RS (2)

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

- [Accident 19961002030799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961002030799A), Oct 2, 1996: Piper PA18150 (N64RS), Palmer, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Indicates pilot stalled PA18 on climbout off short strip. Hit power line and trees. Burned. Elevator trim full down
- [Accident 19900408007639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900408007639A), Apr 8, 1990: Piper PA18150 (N64RS), Birchwood, AK, Substantial damage. Ground looped on landing collapsing left main gear and causing wing damage. Bad weld on strut contributing factor.

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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