# Accident 19810817053259A: Piper PA18150, Glennallen, AK, August 17, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1981, 13:50 local time
- Place: Glennallen, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.1092° N, 145.5464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glennallen, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1092&lon=-145.5464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13KW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13KW-1983-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,483 total, 1,306 in this make and model, 304 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DAG67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG67) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810817053259A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLAIMS HE ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT ON FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING. AIRCRAFT CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 ANC81DAG67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG67), Aug 17, 1981: Piper PA-18 (N13KW), Glennallen, AK, destroyed

## Other reports on N13KW (1)

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

- [Incident 19800718061469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800718061469I), Jul 18, 1980: Piper PA18150 (N13KW), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Ground looped during touch and go landing.

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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