# Accident 19830910047809A: Piper PA18150, Kotzebue, AK, September 10, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1983, 12:00 local time
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 67.2404° N, 161.1899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.2404&lon=-161.1899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3421P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3421P) (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 O320A2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,712 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83FA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830910047809A

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER COLLAPSED AND JAMMED RUDDER DURING TAKEOFF CAUSING PILOT TO LOSE CONTROL RESULTING IN 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 ANC83FA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FA167), Sep 10, 1983: Piper PA-18 (N3421P), Kotzebue, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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