# Accident 19790706016259A: Piper PA18, Naknek, AK, July 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1979, 15:00 local time
- Place: Naknek, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.7283° N, 157.0139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Naknek, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.7283&lon=-157.0139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5963Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5963Z) (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: 2,830 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DAG67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG67) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790706016259A

## Narrative

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

DRAGGED WING TIP IN SAND DURING CROSSWIND BEACH TAKEOFF. CARTWHEELED.

## 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 ANC79DAG67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG67), Jul 6, 1979: Piper PA-18 (N5963Z), Naknek, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5963Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19840510027839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840510027839I), May 10, 1984: Piper PA18150 (N5963Z), Gakona, AK, Minor damage. Wheels hit slushy ice while landing on a frozen lake. Aircraft nosed over. Pilot failed to use full up elevator.

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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