# Accident 19800813063709A: Piper PA18150, Cordova, AK, August 13, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1980, 07:30 local time
- Place: Cordova, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5428° N, 145.7575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cordova, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5428&lon=-145.7575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2487H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2487H) (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: 150 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800813063709A

## Narrative

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

EVIDENCE VFR PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRPLANE IN MARGINAL WEATHER AT NIGHT WITH NO GROUND LIGHTS FOR REFERENCE.

## 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 ANC80FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA084), Aug 13, 1980: Piper PA-18 (N2487H), Cordova, AK, destroyed, 1 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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