# Accident 20170925020909A: Piper PA-18-150, Beluga, AK, September 25, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2017, 14:00 local time
- Place: Beluga, AK
- Airport: Off Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.9201° N, 159.4906° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9201&lon=-159.4906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3797Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3797Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A2A (registry code 42261, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA569](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA569) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170925020909A

## Narrative

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

GUSTY WINDS BLEW TAIL UP AFTER STOPPING ON THE RUNWAY, AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ONTO IT'S BACK.

## 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 GAA17CA569](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA569), Sep 25, 2017: Piper PA 18 (N3797Z), Beluga, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inability to maintain pitch control due to an encounter with a tailwind gust after the airplane had stopped, which resulted in a nose-over.

## Other reports on N3797Z (2)

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

- [Accident 20250914017739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250914017739A), Sep 14, 2025: Piper PA-18-150 (N3797Z), St. Mary'S, AK, Substantial damage. The pilot flew to the location approximately 1/2 mile from the hunting camp to harvest moose meat. He loaded 1 hind quarter and 1 front should into the…
- [Accident 20091114051429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091114051429A), Nov 14, 2009: Piper PA-18-150 (N3797Z), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. On nov. 14, 2009, airman landed on the north side of Mt. Susitna. The aircraft was equipped with tundra tires. The pilot performed a couple of low passes over…

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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