# Accident 19990901046699A: Piper PA18, Cordova, AK, September 1, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1999, 19:00 local time
- Place: Cordova, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.7902° N, 145.6093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7902&lon=-145.6093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9130D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9130D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC99LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990901046699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 1, 1999, AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 LOCAL TIME, ALVIN FULTON ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF A PA-18, ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF FROM A RIVERBANK NEAR CLEAR CREEK. HE REPORTED THAT THE LEFT WING CONTACTED AN ALDER BUSH DURING TAKEOFF CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND PROPELLER.

## 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 ANC99LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA136), Sep 2, 1999: Piper PA-18 (N9130D), Cordova, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to avoid obstructions during takeoff. A factor associated with this accident was the high brush along the river bank.

## Other reports on N9130D (1)

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

- [Accident 19790827023709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790827023709A), Aug 27, 1979: Piper PA18 (N9130D), Valdez, AK, Substantial damage. Flew into blind canyon, low ceiling, low fuel. Precautionary landing downhill onroad. Hit guard rail.

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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