# Accident 19800606022989A: Piper PA18135, Beluga, AK, June 6, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1980, 12:30 local time
- Place: Beluga, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1869° N, 151.1854° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beluga, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1869&lon=-151.1854&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1561P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1561P-2014-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A-135 (registry code 7101822, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 502 total, 488 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80DAG65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG65) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800606022989A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRPLANE LANDING ON A GRAVEL ROAD. RAN OFF ROAD.

## 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 ANC80DAG65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG65), Jun 6, 1980: Piper PA-18A (N1561P), Beluga, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1561P (1)

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

- [Accident 19840814073749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840814073749A), Aug 14, 1984: Piper PA18A135 (N1561P), Mckinley, AK, Substantial damage. Did not develop full power on takoff from short gravel bar. Carburetor heat valve malfunctioning.

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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