# Accident 19790730019889A: Piper PA18, Dillingham, AK, July 30, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1979, 14:05 local time
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Airport: Dillingham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.0447° N, 158.5055° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DILLINGHAM (DLG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.0447&lon=-158.5055&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4452Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4452Z) (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: 48 total, 36 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DAG73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG73) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790730019889A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE BLEW OUT DURING LANDING ROLL. VEERED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 ANC79DAG73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG73), Jul 30, 1979: Piper PA-18 (N4452Z), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4452Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19740714025019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740714025019A), Jul 14, 1974: Piper PA18150 (N4452Z), Dillingham, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot attmpd ldg on river sand bar. Hit water 20 ft short.

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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