# Accident 20001011041919A: Piper PA18, Iliamna, AK, October 11, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2000, 11:00 local time
- Place: Iliamna, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.8494° N, 154.5591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.8494&lon=-154.5591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7174K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7174K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001011041919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 11, 2000, AT OR ABOUT 1100ADT, A WHEEL EQUIPPED PIPER PA-18-18, N7174K REGISTERED TO AND PILOTED BY FRANK A. DINELLO, PARKED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER LANDING ON A REMOTE AIRSTRIP 35 MILES TO THE WEST OF ILIAMNA, ALASKA. WITH THEN ENGINE SHUT OFF, AND BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE COCKPIT THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED BY THE GUSTY WINDS AND STOOD ON ITS WINGTIP AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK DAMAGING THE RUDDER BALANCE, BENDING ONE FRONT STRUT, AND BENDING THE PROP ABOUT 20 DEGREES ON ONE BLADE ONLY.

## 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 ANC01LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA006), Oct 11, 2000: Piper PA-18 (N7174K), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate weather evaluation. A factor in the accident was a high wind.

## Other reports on N7174K (2)

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

- [Accident 20080910846639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080910846639A), Sep 10, 2008: Piper PA18 (N7174K), AL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The pilot was looking for a place to camp for a hunting trip. While in a tight turn to look at a potential camp spot, the aircraft stall. The pilot was…
- [Accident 19990811046659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990811046659A), Aug 11, 1999: Piper PA18 (N7174K), Talkeetna, AK, No damage. (-23) After a visual inspection of the landing area the pilot landed the Piper aircraft on a graval bar at the confluence of the Talkeetna and yellow jacket…

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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