# Accident 19810815058269A: Piper PA18150, Fairbanks, AK, August 15, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1981, 12:00 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7869D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7869D) (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: 2,021 total, 46 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DAA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAA28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810815058269A

## Narrative

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

HEAVY, WET SNOW ON AIRFRAME. TRIED TO DEPART FROM A SAND BAR, STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT PRIOR TO LIFTOFF.

## 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 ANC81DAA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAA28), Aug 15, 1981: Piper PA-18 (N7869D), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7869D (2)

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

- [Incident 19820315013109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820315013109I), Mar 15, 1982: Piper PA18150 (N7869D), North Pole, AK, Minor damage. Engine quit on initial takeoff. Made hard landing straight ahead. Collapsed gear. Carburetor needle clip loose.
- [Accident 19780826025389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780826025389A), Aug 26, 1978: Piper PA18S125 (N7869D), Jarvis Creek, AK, Substantial damage. 750FT strip,wind gusting 30K.

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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