# Accident 20010919039559A: Piper PA18150, Port Heiden, AK, September 19, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2001, 17:00 local time
- Place: Port Heiden, AK
- Airport: Port Heiden
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 56.9083° N, 158.6833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.9083&lon=-158.6833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7477L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7477L) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,900 total, 2,750 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010919039559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PIC INITIATED A DOWNWIND TAKEOFF ON A LAKE AND CONTACTED THE BANK ON LIFT OFF COMING TO REST ON TOP OF THE BANK OF THE LAKE. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, TAIL, AND FLOATS OF THE AIRCRAFT OCCURRED WITH NO INJURIES.

## 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 ANC01LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA142), Sep 20, 2001: Piper PA-18 (N7477L), Port Heiden, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate evaluation of the wind conditions. A factor in the accident was the presence of a tailwind.

## Other reports on N7477L (1)

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

- [Incident 20250708014959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250708014959I), Jul 8, 2025: Piper PA-18-150 (N7477L), Big Lake, AK, Minor damage. While trying to see if landing off airport area was okay to land, made low approach, touched tires on ground and realized land was wet and soft, did a go…

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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