# Accident 19800816037059A: Piper PA18, Cantwell, AK, August 16, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1980, 16:00 local time
- Place: Cantwell, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.3917° N, 148.9508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cantwell, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.3917&lon=-148.9508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9679P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9679P) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 723 total, 723 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80DAG69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG69) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800816037059A

## Narrative

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

MADE PREMATURE LIFTOFF ON SHORT UNPREPARED STRIP. AIRPLANE SETTLED BACK TO GROUND, STRUCK A TEN FOOT HOLE.

## 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 ANC80DAG69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG69), Aug 16, 1980: Piper PA-18 (N9679P), Cantwell, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9679P (2)

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

- [Incident 19790930049339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790930049339I), Sep 30, 1979: Piper PA18150 (N9679P), Seldovia, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft blown over by the wind while tied down on a gravel bar.
- [Accident 19761021031979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761021031979A), Oct 21, 1976: Piper PA18150 (N9679P), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Tree wedged into elevator at takeoff

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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