# Accident 19800824037959A: Piper PA18150, Wasilla, AK, August 24, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1980, 12:30 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Wasilla
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5720° N, 149.5396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WASILLA (IYS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5720&lon=-149.5396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2340S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2340S) (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 certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 19 total, 19 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80DAG98](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG98) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800824037959A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING AND CRASHED INTO PARKED AIRCRAFT NEXT TO RUNWAY.

## 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 ANC80DAG98](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG98), Aug 24, 1980: Piper PA-18 (N2340S), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2340S (1)

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

- [Accident 20220916016239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220916016239A), Sep 16, 2022: Piper PA-18-150 (N2340S), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot was at the end (approximately 15.9 hours) of an off airport familiarization course that was scheduled for 17 hours. The pilot and instructor were…

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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