# Incident 19970911032539I: Piper PA18150, Alsworth, AK, September 11, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1997, 19:30 local time
- Place: Alsworth, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9578P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9578P) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970911032539I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT WAS REPOSITIONING THE AIRCRAFT TO TIE DOWN IN A STRONG WIND WHEN THE DAMAGE OCCURRED. THE WIND OVERTURNED THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING PROPELLER AND WING TIP DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N9578P (1)

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

- [Accident 19770624015919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770624015919A), Jun 24, 1977: Piper PA18150 (N9578P), Shingle Spgs, CA, 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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