- Date
- December 19, 1967
- Place
- Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3774ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report February 27, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112041
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4590 67/12/19 NR.ANCHORAGE,ALAS PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 1200 TIME - 1300 N3774Z PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 700 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 TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER REMARKS- RT SKI STRUCK LOG COVERED WITH SNOW. GOOD AIRFIELDS NEARBY. FOG AT DESTINATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3774Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3774ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Other investigations on N3774Z · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC10CA037Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPort Moller, AKThe loss of the left rudder cable retaining bolt during base to final turn, resulting in a loss of control and impact with terrain.NTSB ANC00LA114Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRuby, AKThe pilot's inadvertent ground loop/swerve during the landing roll.NTSB ANC95LA098Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPalmer, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control, during an off-airport landing on rough/uneven terrain, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve. The terrain condition was a related factor.