# NTSB ANC64A0019: Piper PA-18, N3682Z, Kodiak, AK, December 4, 1963

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 4, 1963
- Place: Kodiak, AK · KODIAK, AK
- Location: 57.7906° N, 152.4222° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kodiak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.7906&lon=-152.4222&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111881
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC64A0019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC64A0019

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0071   63/12/4   KODIAK,ALAS         PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  FERRY                     COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1520                    N3682Z              PX-  0  0  0                            AGE 44, 7200 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KODIAK
        OPERATOR - KODIAK AIRWAYS,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT CREW
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- T/O FROM RAMP 250 FT LONG. GEAR STRUCK LOG. CONT FLT,LND ON FROZEN LAKE. REGULAR COMPANY PRACTICE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3682Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3682Z-1970-07-13), registration cancelled 1970-07-13, S/N 18-7413 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kodiak

## Other investigations on N3682Z (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 ANC67A0029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67A0029), Sep 20, 1966: Piper PA-18S (N3682Z), Ugashik, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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