# NTSB ANC67F0066: Piper PA-18, N3485Z, Gakona, AK, August 4, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1966
- Place: Gakona, AK · GAKONA, AK
- Location: 62.3019° N, 145.3019° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gakona, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3019&lon=-145.3019&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 26, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121909
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC67F0066
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67F0066

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3506   66/8/4    GAKONA ALAS         PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 5465
        TIME - 1555                    N3485Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3443 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHISTOCHINA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- LEFT AXLE SHAFT SEPARATED DURING PREVIOUS TAKEOFF RUN.AIRCRAFT FLOWN EXTENSIVELY FROM ROUGH STRIPS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3485Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3485Z), registered now, S/N 18-7317, built 1960 (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: [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: Chistochina

## Other investigations on N3485Z (2)

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 ANC94LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA043), Mar 12, 1994: Piper PA-18 (N3485Z), Soldotna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND/FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE.
- [NTSB ANC70DAG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70DAG19), May 13, 1970: Piper PA-18 (N3485Z), Cordova, 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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