# Accident 19821001053259A: Piper PA18150, Sagwon, AK, October 1, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1982, 10:00 local time
- Place: Sagwon, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8091° N, 147.7194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8091&lon=-147.7194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13960, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13960) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,950 total, 1,218 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83FAA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FAA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821001053259A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTING LOW FLIGHT OVER PROPOSED LANDING AREA, AIRCRAFT HIT DOWNDRAFT AND CRASHED.

## 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 ANC83FAA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FAA03), Oct 1, 1982: Piper PA-18 (N13960), 27 E Sagwon, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N13960 (1)

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

- [Incident 20030714018049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030714018049I), Jul 14, 2003: Piper PA18150 (N13960), Gulkana, AK, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot was attempting to land on a short sand bar. During the landing, the aircraft bounced into the air, the pilot applied power and the engine did…

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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