# Accident 20000904009009A: Piper PA18150, Tanana, AK, September 4, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2000, 21:00 local time
- Place: Tanana, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 65.0300° N, 154.9105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.0300&lon=-154.9105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3774Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3774Z) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000904009009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) LANDING ON A SANDBAR PILOT LOST CONTROL, GROUND LOOPED AIRCRAFT DAMAGED LEFT OUTBOARD WING, REAR SPAR AND LEFT ELEVATOR.

## 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 ANC00LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA114), Sep 5, 2000: Piper PA-18 (N3774Z), Ruby, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent ground loop/swerve during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N3774Z (2)

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

- [Accident 20100506004919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100506004919A), May 6, 2010: Piper PA-18-150 (N3774Z), Cold Bay, AK, Substantial damage. While turning left to land at a remote gravel strip, the pilot stated the aircraft failed to turn and then stalled. The aircraft crashed short of the landing…
- [Accident 19950705016659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950705016659A), Jul 5, 1995: Piper PA18150 (N3774Z), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. Landed on unimproved remote strip. Veered off edge of strip. Tail wheel caught in rocks. Pulled from empannage.

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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