# Accident 19840312007029A: Piper PA18A150, Galena, AK, March 12, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1984, 14:00 local time
- Place: Galena, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.7396° N, 156.8504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7396&lon=-156.8504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5976D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5976D-1984-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A150
- Reported engine: LYC O290
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840312007029A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING LOW LEVEL HUNTING TRIP.

## 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 ANC84FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA042), Mar 12, 1984: Piper PA-18-150 (N5976D), Galena, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N5976D (1)

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

- [Accident 19810817050319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810817050319A), Aug 17, 1981: Piper PA18A150 (N5976D), Kotzebue, AK, Substantial damage. Wing struck trees on edge of gravel bar while landing. Caused airplane to ground-loop.

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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