# Accident 19790702016189A: Piper PA18150, Chuiti River, AK, July 2, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1979, 08:00 local time
- Place: Chuiti River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N83351 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 238 total, 202 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DAG60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG60) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790702016189A

## Narrative

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

LEFT BRAKE FAILED TO FUNCTION DURING LANDING ROLL. VEERED OFF RWY INTO BRUSH. BRAKELINE FITTING FAILED.

## 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 ANC79DAG60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG60), Jul 2, 1979: Piper PA-18 (N83351), Chuiti River, AK, substantial 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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