# Accident 19800812035039A: Piper PA18, Minto Lake, AK, August 12, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1980, 20:30 local time
- Place: Minto Lake, AK
- Airport: Minto Flats
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9674P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9674P) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 152 total, 17 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80DAA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAA21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800812035039A

## Narrative

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

LANDED SEAPLANE IN SHALLOW LAKE. FLOATS HIT BOTTOM, DRAGGED WING IN WATER.

## 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 ANC80DAA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAA21), Aug 12, 1980: Piper PA-18 (N9674P), Minto Flats, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9674P (2)

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

- [Accident 19880513015319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880513015319A), May 13, 1988: Piper PA18150 (N9674P), Mocksville, NC, Substantial damage. Student made early liftoff from lake. A wing stalled and hit the water. Aircraft water looped. CFI did not correct.
- [Accident 19770623016239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770623016239A), Jun 23, 1977: Piper PA18150 (N9674P), Salcha River, AK, Substantial damage. Cotter pin. Wheel came off axle.

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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