# Accident 19791027031849A: Piper PA18, Mcgrath, AK, October 27, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1979, 12:00 local time
- Place: Mcgrath, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.9564° N, 155.5958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McGrath, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.9564&lon=-155.5958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3477Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3477Z-2019-03-02) (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: 340 total, 340 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80DAG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791027031849A

## Narrative

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

MADE TIGHT TURN AT LOW ALTITUDE. AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED. PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED.

## 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 ANC80DAG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG12), Oct 27, 1979: Piper PA-18 (N3477Z), Mcgrath, AK, destroyed

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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