# NTSB ANC79DAG73: Piper PA-18, N4452Z, Dillingham, AK, July 30, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1979
- Place: Dillingham, AK · DILLINGHAM, AK
- Location: 59.0397° N, 158.4575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dillingham, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.0397&lon=-158.4575&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134060
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DAG73
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG73

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2352  79/7/30    DILLINGHAM,AK       PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 48 TOTAL
        TIME - 1405                    N4452Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 36 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DILLINGHAM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EKUK,AK                     DILLINGHAM,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- R TUNDRA TIRE BLEW OUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4452Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4452Z), registered now, S/N 18-8799 (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: Dillingham

## 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 19790730019889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790730019889A), Jul 30, 1979: Piper PA18, Dillingham, AK, Substantial damage. Right main landing gear tire blew out during landing roll. Veered off side of runway.

## Other investigations on N4452Z (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 ANC75DAG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAG02), Jul 14, 1974: Piper PA-18 (N4452Z), Dillingham, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.