# Accident 19790901021049A: Piper PA18A, Anchorage, AK, September 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1979, 19:45 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9272D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9272D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-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 PA18A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 478 total, 273 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DAH08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAH08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790901021049A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SAID AIRCRAFT FELT LIKE IT WAS BEGINNING TO STALL. HIT GROUND SORT OF DESIRED LANDING AREA.

## 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 ANC79DAH08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAH08), Sep 1, 1979: Piper PA-18A (N9272D), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9272D (1)

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

- [Accident 19960815024089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960815024089A), Aug 15, 1996: Piper PA18A150 (N9272D), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. High sink rate on final. Late correction by adding power. Impacted short. Struck a ditch.

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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