# NTSB ANC74DAG46: Piper PA-18, N9405P, Kenai, AK, September 12, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1973
- Place: Kenai, AK · KENAI, AK
- Location: 60.5618° N, 151.2105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenai, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5618&lon=-151.2105&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 27, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188419
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74DAG46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3049  73/9/12  NR.KENAI,ALAS         PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1530                    N9405P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 25, 939 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            583 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         KENAI,ALAS                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SANDY
        REMARKS- LND ON SAND BAR,RAN INTO SOFT SAND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9405P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9405P), registered now, S/N 18-8997, built 1972 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19730912032729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730912032729A), Sep 12, 1973: Piper PA18150, Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Lnd on sand bar,ran into soft sand.

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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