# Accident 19810615035479A: Piper PA18, Copper Center, AK, June 15, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1981, 06:30 local time
- Place: Copper Center, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.0081° N, 145.3927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Copper Center, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.0081&lon=-145.3927&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3183Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3183Z) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 30 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DAG63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG63) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810615035479A

## Narrative

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

WING STRUCK EMBANKMENT DURING HIGH SPEED TAXI ON A ROAD AFTER LANDING.

## 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 ANC81DAG63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG63), Jun 15, 1981: Piper PA-18 (N3183Z), Copper Center, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3183Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19951019037199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951019037199A), Oct 19, 1995: Piper PA18150 (N3183Z), Girdwood, AK, Substantial damage. Landed on sand covered gravel bar. Thundra tires sank into sand. Cub nosed over.

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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