# NTSB ANC68D0013: Piper PA-18, N4065Z, Kotzebue, AK, April 11, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 11, 1967
- Place: Kotzebue, AK · KOTZEBUE, AK
- Location: 66.8868° N, 162.4917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kotzebue, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8868&lon=-162.4917&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117521
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC68D0013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68D0013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1129  67/4/11  NR.KOTZEBUE, ALAS     PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2900
        TIME - 1100                    N4065Z              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- LEFT LNDG GEAR STRUCK ICE HUMMOCK ON SEA ICE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4065Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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