# NTSB ANC74DAH14: Piper PA-18, N7087B, Kings Bay, AK, May 30, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1974
- Place: Kings Bay, AK · KINGS BAY, AK
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130302
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74DAH14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAH14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2122  74/5/30    KINGS BAY,ALAS      PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 200
        TIME - 1430                    N7087B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KENAI,ALAS                  KINGS BAY,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- LNDD ON BEACH,WHEEL DROPPED IN HOLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7087B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- 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 19740530020559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740530020559A), May 30, 1974: Piper PA18A150, Kings Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Lndd on beach,wheel dropped in hole.

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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