# NTSB ANC65F0011: Piper PA-18, N3399Z, Fairbanks, AK, May 25, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 25, 1965
- Place: Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 23, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177732
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC65F0011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC65F0011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1017  65/5/25    FAIRBANKS ALAS      PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 580
        TIME - 1600                    N3399Z              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 43 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILLIPS FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-FAILED TO RETRACT SKIS.
        REMARKS- SKI-WHEEL EQUIPPED LANDED ON CLEAR RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3399Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3399Z), registered now, S/N 18-7254, built 1960 (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 O-320-A2B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-a2b) (registry code 42101, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Phillips Field

## Other investigations on N3399Z (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 ANC67D0012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67D0012), Jun 29, 1966: Piper PA-18 (N3399Z), Paxton, AK, 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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