# Accident 20071129828409A: Piper PA18135, Cordova, AK, November 29, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 2007, 14:30 local time
- Place: Cordova, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5428° N, 145.7575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cordova, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5428&lon=-145.7575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1181Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1181Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,638 total, 2,558 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC08CA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071129828409A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON TAKE-OFF FROM MONTAGUE ISLAND ABOUT 5 MILES NORTH EAST OF BEACH RIVER. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY STRIKING TREES. THE BEACH HE WAS DEPARTING FROM USED TO BE PART OF THE MAIN COASTLINE OF THE ISLAND BEFORE THE 1964 EARTHQUAKE. IT IS NOW OVERGROWN AND ABOUT 600 FEET LONG. THE PILOT SAID HE GOES OUT EACH YEAR AND CLEARS SOME OF THE BRUSH FROM THE LANDING AREA. THE PILOT ADMITTED THAT HE HAD NOT FLOWN MUCH THIS YEAR, AND THAT IS THE REASON FOR THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ANC08CA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA024), Nov 29, 2007: Piper PA-18-135 (N1181Y), Seward, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.

## Other reports on N1181Y (3)

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

- [Accident 19901024047049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901024047049A), Oct 24, 1990: Piper PA18135 (N1181Y), Chugiak, AK, Substantial damage. Practice landings on a gravel bar. Tried to land on angle to touchdown point bounced and right wing hit the ground.
- [Incident 19890201007339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890201007339I), Feb 1, 1989: Piper PA18135 (N1181Y), Skwentna, AK, Minor damage. While landing in a snow field, the right ski caught a snow drift and the right gear failed.
- [Incident 19870703054499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870703054499I), Jul 3, 1987: Piper PA18135 (N1181Y), Igiugig, AK, Minor damage. Landing area was much rougher that appearances suggested. Aircraft flipped over on rollout near a creek

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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