# NTSB ANC65A0042: Piper PA-18, N1654P, L.Clark Pass, AK, March 1, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 1, 1965
- Place: L.Clark Pass, AK · L.CLARK PASS, AK
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 21, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179873
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC65A0042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC65A0042

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0205   65/3/1  NR.L.CLARK PASS ALAS  PIPER PA-18         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 970
        TIME - 1440                    N1654P              PX-  1  0  0  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN/LOWER SCATTERED                                    500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          ICE FOG                                                   90
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 03/11/65
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1654P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1654P-1965-05-27), registration cancelled 1965-05-27, S/N 18-3769 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-A150RESTD](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-a150restd) (registry code 7101800) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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