# Accident 19990811046659A: Piper PA18, Talkeetna, AK, August 11, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: August 11, 1999, 19:00 local time - Place: Talkeetna, AK - Damage: No damage - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 62.4499° N, 149.7907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4499&lon=-149.7907&mi=10 - Aircraft: N7174K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7174K) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA18 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC99LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA111) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990811046659A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) AFTER A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE LANDING AREA THE PILOT LANDED THE PIPER AIRCRAFT ON A GRAVAL BAR AT THE CONFLUENCE OF THE TALKEETNA AND YELLOW JACKET RIVERS. DURING THE LANDING THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING CONTACTED SOME TALL BRUSH AND THE PILOT APPLIED RIGHT BRAKING. THE RIGHT TIRE CONTACTED A SOFT SPOT AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. (.19)ON AUGUST 11, 1999, ABOUT 1900 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A TUNDRA TIRE EQUIPPED PIPER PA-18 AIRPLANE, N7174K, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHIEL LANDING AT A REMOTE AREA. ABOUT 43 MILES NORTHEAST OF TALKEETNA, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) LOCAL AREA BUSINESS FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO THE PILOT. THE PILOT WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE FOR HIS HUNTING GUIDE BUSINESS, ALASKA NORTH COUNTRY ENTERPRISES. THE COMMERICAL CERTIFICATED PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. VFR COMPANY FLIGHT FOLLOWING PROCEDURES WERE IN EFFECT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE PILOT'S HOME IN BIG LAKE, ALASKA, ABOUT 1730. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPOR TATION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB) INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE (IIC), ON AUGUST 12, 1999, THE PILOT REPORTED HE INTENDED TO CHECK ON SOME OF HIS HUNTING CLIENTS. AFTER DEPARTURE FROM HIS HOME, HE DID NOT LOCATE THE CLIENTS, BUT CONTINUED TO AERIAL SCOUT FOR SHEEP. AT THE CONFLUENCE OF THE YELLOWJACKET CREEK, AND THE TALKEETNA RIVER, THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND IN A CLEAR AREA WHERE HE WAS LANDED IN THE PAST. DURING THE ROLL OUT, THE PILOT SAID BRUSH ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AREA WAS TALLER THAT HE ANTICIPATED. THE LEFT WING COLLIDED WITH THE BRUSH, AND HE ATTEMPTED TO KEEP THE AIRPLANE STRAIGHT BY APPLYING RIGHT BRAKE PRESSURE. THE AIRPLANE DECELERATED AND THEN NOSED OVER. IT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, AND THE LEFT WING LIFT STRUT. ## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 ANC99LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA111), Aug 12, 1999: Piper PA-18 (N7174K), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. A factor was high vegetation in the landing area. ## Other reports on N7174K (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20080910846639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080910846639A), Sep 10, 2008: Piper PA18 (N7174K), AL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The pilot was looking for a place to camp for a hunting trip. While in a tight turn to look at a potential camp spot, the aircraft stall. The pilot was… - [Accident 20001011041919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001011041919A), Oct 11, 2000: Piper PA18 (N7174K), Iliamna, AK, Minor damage. (-23) On October 11, 2000, at or about 1100ADT, a wheel equipped Piper PA-18-18, N7174K registered to and piloted by frank a. dinello, parked the aircraft… From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record. --- 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.