# NTSB ANC76AAG70: Piper PA-18, N9109D, Iliamna, AK, October 8, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1975
- Place: Iliamna, AK · ILIAMNA, AK
- Location: 59.7568° N, 154.9111° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iliamna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.7568&lon=-154.9111&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151433
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76AAG70
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AAG70

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3843   75/10/8   ILIAMNA,AK          PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 159
        TIME - 1615                    N9109D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ILIAMNA ROADSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ILIAMNA,AK                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- ACFT HEAVY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9109D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9109D-2012-09-18), registration cancelled 2012-09-18, S/N 18-6488, built 1957 (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
- Airport: Iliamna Roadstrip

## 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 19751008037959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751008037959A), Oct 8, 1975: Piper PA18150, Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage. Acft heavy.

## Other investigations on N9109D (2)

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 ANC86FA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86FA167), Sep 13, 1986: Piper PA-18 (N9109D), Port Alsworth, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Undetermined.
- [NTSB ANC82DAG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAG02), Oct 1, 1981: Piper PA-18 (N9109D), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage

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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