# NTSB ANC80DAH09: Piper PA-18, N4360Z, King Salmon, AK, September 8, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1980
- Place: King Salmon, AK · KING SALMON, AK
- Location: 58.6883° N, 156.6614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of King Salmon, AK, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.6883&lon=-156.6614&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128854
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80DAH09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAH09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2346   80/9/8  NR.KING SALMON,AK     PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 37,
        TIME - 1130                    N4360Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, 200
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PILOT POINT,AK              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- STRUCK WATER WHILE FLYING OVER OLD ACFT WRECKAGE IN LAKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4360Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4360Z), registered now, S/N 18-8679 (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 19800908041259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800908041259A), Sep 8, 1980: Piper PA18150, Dago Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Uncertificated pilot crashed into lake while showing passenger previously crashed airplane.

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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