# NTSB ANC68D0003: Piper PA-18, N5994Z, Cordova, AK, May 7, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 7, 1967
- Place: Cordova, AK · CORDOVA, AK
- Location: 60.5428° N, 145.7575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cordova, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5428&lon=-145.7575&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117173
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC68D0003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68D0003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1454   67/5/7    CORDOVA,ALAS        PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 1300
        TIME - 1500                    N5994Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- LEFT LNDG GEAR STRUT P/N 12844-04 FAILED 2 INCHES BELOW HYDROSORB UNIT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5994Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5994Z), registered now, S/N 18-8252, built 1965 (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 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5994Z (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 ANC98LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA086), Jun 30, 1998: Piper PA-18 (N5994Z), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent activation of the brakes during the takeoff roll, and subsequent loss of control.
- [NTSB ANC74DAG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG39), Sep 4, 1973: Piper PA-18 (N5994Z), Palmer, CA, 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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