# Accident 19840901050639A: Piper PA18150, Farewell, AK, September 1, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1984, 07:30 local time
- Place: Farewell, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9474D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9474D-2013-04-15) (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 O320A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 130 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840901050639A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A BUMP ON TAKEOFF FROM A EMERGENCY AIRSTRIP, LOST CONTROL AND AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED.DENSITY ALTITUDE FACTOR

## 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 ANC84LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA162), Sep 1, 1984: Piper PA-18-150 (N9474D), Rohn River, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9474D (1)

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

- [Incident 19831007066299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831007066299I), Oct 7, 1983: Piper PA18150 (N9474D), Farewell, AK, Minor damage. Right wheel hit a rock and sheared while landing on a river sandbar. Actual distance 104 miles.

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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