# Accident 19810203002709A: Piper PA18150, Wasilla, AK, February 3, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1981, 11:00 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5785° N, 149.4763° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wasilla, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5785&lon=-149.4763&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9264D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9264D) (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: 152 total, 31 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DAG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810203002709A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO TAKEOFF WITH WHEEL SKI AIRCRAFT FROM ICE AND MUD STRIP.  DRAG DELAYED LIFTOFF, HIT WIRES ON CLIMBOUT.

## 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 ANC81DAG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG23), Feb 3, 1981: Piper PA-18 (N9264D), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9264D (1)

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

- [Accident 19950108000199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950108000199A), Jan 8, 1995: Piper PA18150 (N9264D), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. Lost power on climbout. Landed in trees. Aircraft idle four months. Fuel drains froze shut. No current medical.

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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