# Accident 19810809048389A: Piper PA18A, Chitina, AK, August 9, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1981, 11:00 local time
- Place: Chitina, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5158° N, 144.4369° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chitina, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5158&lon=-144.4369&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6760B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6760B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A (registry code 7101804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 600 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DAG65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG65) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810809048389A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON ROUGH SANDBAR. COLLAPSED LEFT MAIN GEAR. UNAWARE, TRIED TO TAKE OFF, WAS UNABLE, RESULT MORE DAMAGE.

## 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 ANC81DAG65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG65), Aug 9, 1981: Piper PA-18A (N6760B), Canyon Creek, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6760B (4)

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

- [Accident 20070601012629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070601012629A), Jun 1, 2007: Piper PA18A (N6760B), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot intended to land his PA-18 on a gravel bar in the Talkeetna river, approximately 45 NE of Talkeetna, AK. Pilot touched down too FAR down the area,…
- [Accident 20000915041899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000915041899A), Sep 15, 2000: Piper PA18A (N6760B), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot landed on a gravel sand bar near yentna and the big susitna rivr. Upon landing, the aircraft nosed over causing damage to the propeller, nose…
- [Accident 19960816023159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960816023159A), Aug 16, 1996: Piper PA18A (N6760B), Slana, AK, Substantial damage. Struck uneven hump on takeoff on remote strip. Became airborne to left of runway. Struck tree brush into more trees
- [Accident 19740406011049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740406011049A), Apr 6, 1974: Piper PA18A (N6760B), Sheridan Lk, CO, Substantial damage. Take off from dirt road. Gusts to 25K,vbl.

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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