# Accident 19841019057419A: Piper PA18150, Port Heiden, AK, October 19, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1984, 16:30 local time
- Place: Port Heiden, AK
- Airport: Port Heiden
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 56.9601° N, 158.5807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.9601&lon=-158.5807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4313Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4313Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-A2B (registry code 42101, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-a2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 3,100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841019057419A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED NEAR AIRPORT AFTER ERRATIC TAKEOFF. BLOOD SAMPLE SHOWED INTOXICATION.

## 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 ANC85LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA010), Oct 20, 1984: Piper PA-18 (N4313Y), Port Heiden, AK, substantial damage

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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