# NTSB ANC68D0091: Piper PA-18, N3774Z, Anchorage, AK, December 19, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 19, 1967
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 27, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112041
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC68D0091
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68D0091

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4590  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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3774Z), registered now, S/N 18-7454 (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 N3774Z (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 ANC10CA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA037), May 6, 2010: Piper PA-18-150 (N3774Z), Port Moller, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of the left rudder cable retaining bolt during base to final turn, resulting in a loss of control and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB ANC00LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA114), Sep 5, 2000: Piper PA-18 (N3774Z), Ruby, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent ground loop/swerve during the landing roll.
- [NTSB ANC95LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA098), Jul 5, 1995: Piper PA-18-160 (N3774Z), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE 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.

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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