# Accident 19810724044219A: Piper PA18150, Kenai, AK, July 24, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1981, 13:13 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Airport: Tradine Bay
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5618° N, 151.2105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenai, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5618&lon=-151.2105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57617, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57617) (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: 2,865 total, 2,299 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DAG61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG61) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810724044219A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS DROPPING OBJECTS TO PERSON ON GROUND AND FLOAT HIT ROCK CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO CRASH.

## 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 ANC81DAG61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG61), Jul 24, 1981: Piper PA-18 (N57617), Kenai, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N57617 (4)

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

- [Accident 20250409003539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250409003539A), Apr 9, 2025: Piper PA-18-150 (N57617), Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted takeoff with quartering tailwind on a slick iced over lake, aborted takeoff, unable to stop and struck the FAR bank.
- [Accident 19960703020009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960703020009A), Jul 3, 1996: Piper PA18150 (N57617), Cantwell, AK, Substantial damage. Crosswind gust caused plane to veer off sandy strip into alder trees. Ground looped. (From .4) the pilot and passenger were departing a remote and sandy area…
- [Accident 19840901045549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840901045549A), Sep 1, 1984: Piper PA18150 (N57617), Slana, AK, Substantial damage. After aircraft touched down on road, gust of wind caused aircraft to veer off of road into bushes.
- [Accident 19820429014029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820429014029A), Apr 29, 1982: Piper PA18150 (N57617), Birchwood, AK, Substantial damage. Held brakes on full power runup for a short field takeoff. Foot slipped off brake. Airplane turned up on a wing.

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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