# Accident 19790801019509A: Piper PA18, Kenai, AK, August 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5618° N, 151.2105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenai, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5618&lon=-151.2105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N249T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N249T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 105 (registry code 7101809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105) (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: 120 total, 53 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DAG87](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG87) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790801019509A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON BEACH. WHEEL HIT SOFT SAND. ACFT FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 ANC79DAG87](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG87), Aug 1, 1979: Piper PA-18 (N249T), Kenai, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N249T (3)

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

- [Accident 20260617008649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260617008649A), Jun 17, 2026: Piper PA-18 105 (N249T), Petersville, AK, Substantial damage. PIC narrative: "While climbing on the tokositna glacier toward rising terrain, I observed a decreasing indicated airspeed. A light downslope wind from the…
- [Incident 20260102002879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260102002879I), Jan 2, 2026: Piper PA-18 105 (N249T), Willow, AK, Minor damage. Pilot landed at an unpaved airstrip, in the snow, to the northeast. There was a layer of loose snow over the top of groomed snow, at a slight angle relative to…
- [Accident 20180625008579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180625008579A), Jun 25, 2018: Piper PA-18 105 (N249T), Cantwell, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot landed the aircraft on an undeveloped runway to wait out a passing storm cell. While on landing rollout, aircraft hit a bump and became airborne. Pilot…

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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