# NTSB ANC67D0038: Piper PA-18, N8696D, Anchorage, AK, August 2, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1966
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 3, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121832
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC67D0038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67D0038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3241   66/8/2  NR.ANCHORAGE ALAS     PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 82 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N8696D              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 75 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PILOT LANDED ON GRAVEL ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8696D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8696D), registered now, S/N 18-6306, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8696D (3)

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 FTW93LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA113), Mar 8, 1993: Piper PA-18 (N8696D), Marshall, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOTS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR WAS THE FENCE POST.
- [NTSB ANC71DAG76](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71DAG76), Feb 3, 1971: Piper PA-18 (N8696D), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC66A0033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66A0033), Feb 20, 1966: Piper PA-18 (N8696D), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage, 2 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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