# Accident 19801013066839A: Piper PA18S150, Iliamna, AK, October 13, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1980, 14:00 local time
- Place: Iliamna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.7568° N, 154.9111° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iliamna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.7568&lon=-154.9111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7245K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7245K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18S150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DAG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801013066839A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF FROM HUNTING CAMP INTO SEVERE GUSTY SURFACE WIND. AIRPLANE ROLLED OVER ON LIFT OFF HIT INVERTED.

## 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 ANC81DAG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG11), Oct 13, 1980: Piper PA-18 (N7245K), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage

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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