# Accident 19831010054089A: Piper PA18150, Kodiak, AK, October 10, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1983, 13:30 local time
- Place: Kodiak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 57.7906° N, 152.4222° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kodiak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.7906&lon=-152.4222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2797P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2797P-2011-11-23) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 522 total, 40 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831010054089A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENTERED DOWNDRAFT AFTER TAKEOFF AND DESCENDED INTO GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL 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 ANC84LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA006), Oct 10, 1983: Piper PA-18-150 (N2797P), Kodiak, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2797P (1)

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

- [Accident 19830523020659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830523020659A), May 23, 1983: Piper PA18150 (N2797P), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft bounced on landing coming down second time on right float which dug into water causing airplane to invert.

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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