# Accident 19791204041239A: Piper PA18, Grayling, AK, December 4, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1979, 12:00 local time
- Place: Grayling, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.8963° N, 160.1134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grayling, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.8963&lon=-160.1134&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4325Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4325Z-2015-05-05) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 538 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791204041239A

## Narrative

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

AIRCCRAFT FOUND CRASHED ON FROZEN RIVER. PILOT AND PASSENGER HAD BEEN HUNTING FROM AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ANC80FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA020), Dec 4, 1979: Piper PA-18 (N4325Z), Grayling, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal

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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