# Accident 19841224068409A: Piper PA18A150, Girdwood, AK, December 24, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1984, 15:55 local time
- Place: Girdwood, AK
- Airport: Girdwood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.9003° N, 148.9098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9003&lon=-148.9098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6767B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6767B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-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 PA18A150
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 300 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841224068409A

## Narrative

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

LOST ELEVATOR CONTROL AFTER LIFTOFF. IMPACTED GROUND. ELEVATOR BELLCRANK TURNBUCKLE FAILED.

## 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 ANC85FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA031), Dec 24, 1984: Piper PA-18 (N6767B), Girdwood, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6767B (2)

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

- [Incident 19790823023239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790823023239I), Aug 23, 1979: Piper PA18A (N6767B), Girdwood, AK, Minor damage. Landing gear struck bush and aircraft landed short.
- [Accident 19760511012219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760511012219A), May 11, 1976: Piper PA18A150 (N6767B), Pryor Creek, OK, Substantial damage. Un obtain fuel at vinita,cont to Pryor Creek. Lnd in fld.

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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