# NTSB ANC80DAA17: Piper PA-18, N9150D, Old Minto, AK, July 4, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1980
- Place: Old Minto, AK · OLD MINTO, AK
- Location: 64.8872° N, 149.1747° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Old Minto, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8872&lon=-149.1747&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 22, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129978
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80DAA17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAA17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1554   80/7/4    OLD MINTO,AK        PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 375
        TIME - 1730                    N9150D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 159 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OLD MINTO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          FAIRBANKS,AK                LOCAL                        OLD MINTO,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- ABANDONED STRIP.HIT BRUSH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9150D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9150D), registered now, S/N 18-6540, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (registry code 7101837) (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: Old Minto

## 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 19800704024169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800704024169A), Jul 4, 1980: Piper PA18A150, Old Minto, AK, Substantial damage. Wing-tip struck brush on edge of landing strip. Airplane ground-looped.

## Other investigations on N9150D (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 DIA67F0109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA67F0109), Jun 6, 1967: Piper PA-18A (N9150D), Hendersonville, NC, 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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