# Accident 19800511013169A: Piper PA18150, Dillingham, AK, May 11, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1980, 09:15 local time
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.0397° N, 158.4575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dillingham, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.0397&lon=-158.4575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63837, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63837) (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 PA18150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80DAG53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG53) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800511013169A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING TAKEOFF DURING CROSSWIND CONDITIONS.

## 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 ANC80DAG53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG53), May 11, 1980: Piper PA-18 (N63837), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N63837 (2)

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

- [Accident 19820911045339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820911045339A), Sep 11, 1982: Piper PA18150 (N63837), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft hit powerlines during takeoff from lake. Pilot claims engine not developing full power, not confirmed.
- [Accident 19781127043749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781127043749A), Nov 27, 1978: Piper PA18S125 (N63837), Girdwood, AK, Substantial damage. Rwy not maintained. Soft spots under snow.

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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