# Accident 19790626012279A: Piper PA18150, Carnivore Creek, AK, June 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1979, 14:15 local time
- Place: Carnivore Creek, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9786P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9786P) (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 PA18150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,830 total, 142 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DAA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAA19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790626012279A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CHECKING OUT LANDING SITE FOR FUTURE PURPOSES ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT ON LANDING APP.AND CRASHED INTO HILLSIDE

## 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 ANC79DAA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAA19), Jun 26, 1979: Piper PA-18 (N9786P), Lake Peters, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9786P (1)

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

- [Accident 19901107049129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901107049129A), Nov 7, 1990: Piper PA18150 (N9786P), Thorne Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Unable to leave ground effect. Aborted hit stump. Nosed over.

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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