# Incident 19790605014399I: Piper PA18, Fairbanks, AK, June 5, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1979, 21:30 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Metro
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8068° N, 147.7624° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at METRO FLD (MTF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8068&lon=-147.7624&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4158Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4158Z) (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: 0 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/19790605014399I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT GOT AWAY AFTER HAND PROPPING. STRUCK THE WING OF N89290 AND N84416

## Other reports on N4158Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19980405046559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980405046559A), Apr 5, 1998: Piper PA18150 (N4158Z), Berkley, MA, No damage. (-23) Contacted at 1900 local on 04/05/98 that a PA-18-150 had been involved in an incident at 1500 local at Berkley, MA 02779. Mr. Frederic dreyer reported…

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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