# Accident 20080910846639A: Piper PA18, AL, September 10, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2008, 15:00 local time
- Place: AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.4047° N, 148.7944° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4047&lon=-148.7944&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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC08LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080910846639A

## Narrative

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

(-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 FATALLY INJURED, THE ONE PASSENGERS WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED.

## 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 ANC08LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA122), Sep 11, 2008: Piper PA-18 (N7174K), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed to preclude a stall while maneuvering at a low altitude, resulting in an uncontrolled descent and collision with terrain.

## Other reports on N7174K (2)

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

- [Accident 20001011041919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001011041919A), Oct 11, 2000: Piper PA18 (N7174K), Iliamna, AK, Minor damage. (-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…
- [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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