# Accident 19850904043729A: Piper PA18A150, Kodiak, AK, September 4, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1985, 09:45 local time
- Place: Kodiak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 57.7891° N, 152.3991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.7891&lon=-152.3991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9919D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LAG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LAG02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850904043729A

## Narrative

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

AFTER ENTERING SMALL CANYON WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR RIDGE LINE. PROBABLE STALL DURING ATTEMPT TO TURN AROUND.

## 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 ANC85LAG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LAG02), Sep 4, 1985: Piper PA-18 (N9919D), Kodiak, 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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