# Incident 19800515045299I: Piper PA18150, Eureka, AK, May 15, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1980, 13:00 local time
- Place: Eureka, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 65.1794° N, 150.2144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eureka, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.1794&lon=-150.2144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7468L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7468L) (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: 12,600 total, 500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800515045299I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT UNABLE TO MAKE NECESSARY CLIMB GRADIENT. CONTACTED SOFT TERRAIN AND FLIPPED OVER.

## Other reports on N7468L (1)

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

- [Accident 19770418009569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770418009569A), Apr 18, 1977: Piper PA18150 (N7468L), Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot threw jacket out of a/c. jacket draped around leading edge r wing.

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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