# NTSB ANC74AA036: Piper PA-18, N4436Z, King Salmon, AK, September 23, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1973
- Place: King Salmon, AK · KING SALMON, AK
- Location: 58.6883° N, 156.6614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of King Salmon, AK, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.6883&lon=-156.6614&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 1, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188567
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74AA036
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA036

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2806  73/9/23    KING SALMON,ALAS    PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 1104
        TIME - 1100                    N4436Z              PX-  1  0  0  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ILIAMNA LODGE,ALAS          LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PAX IGNORED PLT INSTRUCTIONS,STEPPED ON FLOAT,SLIPPED INTO PROP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4436Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4436Z-1997-05-16), registration cancelled 1997-05-16, S/N 188778 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Iliamna Lodge

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730923034679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730923034679A), Sep 23, 1973: Piper PA18150, King Salmon, AK, 1 fatal. Pax ignored plt instructions,stepped on float,slipped into prop.

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.

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