# Accident 19790922023389A: Piper PA18S, Fairbanks, AK, September 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1979, 14:18 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fouts Marina
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6993B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6993B) (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 PA18S
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 11 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79FAA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FAA36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790922023389A

## Narrative

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

MADE STEEP 180 DEGREE TURN ON CLIMBOUT. ACFT STALLED AND SPUN TO GROUND.

## 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 ANC79FAA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FAA36), Sep 22, 1979: Piper PA-18 (N6993B), Fairbanks, AK, destroyed

## Other reports on N6993B (1)

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

- [Incident 20070702011999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070702011999I), Jul 2, 2007: Piper PA18150 (N6993B), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. (-23) After touchdown off airport the pilot observed standing water in his rollout path. In an attempt to avoid the water he applied excessive braking…

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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