# NTSB ANC66D0048: Piper PA-18A, N2791P, Soldotna, AK, August 15, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1965
- Place: Soldotna, AK · SOLDOTNA, AK
- Location: 60.4853° N, 151.0690° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Soldotna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4853&lon=-151.0690&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 17, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176175
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC66D0048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66D0048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2902  65/8/15    SOLDOTNA ALAS       PIPER PA-18A        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 270
        TIME - 1145                    N2791P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 262 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - UPPER FUNNY RIVER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND                                 TEMPERATURE-F
          LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES                 50
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           45                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING TO 15 KNOTS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2791P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2791P), registered now, S/N 18-4426, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (registry code 7101804) (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
- Airport: Upper Funny River

## Other investigations on N2791P (5)

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 ANC20CA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA041), Apr 7, 2020: Piper PA 18A (N2791P), Chickaloon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which necessitated a go-around, and her subsequent failure to maintain clearance from rising mountainous terrain.
- [NTSB GAA17CA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA027), Oct 14, 2016: Piper PA18 (N2791P), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane's encounter with a depression while the pilot applied excessive braking during the landing roll on a grass airstrip, which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB GAA16CA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA102), Dec 21, 2015: Piper PA 18A (N2791P), Girdwood, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel contamination resulting in the loss of engine power, a forced landing on a highway, and subsequent right wing impact with highway signage.
- [NTSB ANC71DAG54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71DAG54), Nov 26, 1970: Piper PA-18A (N2791P), Pt.Alsworth, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC69D0041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69D0041), Aug 11, 1968: Piper PA-18A (N2791P), Chitina, 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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