# NTSB ANC68F0083: Piper PA-18, N1169A, Northway, AK, August 9, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1967
- Place: Northway, AK · NORTHWAY, AK
- Location: 62.9617° N, 141.9372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Northway, AK, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.9617&lon=-141.9372&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 27, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114803
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC68F0083
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68F0083

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4571   67/8/9    NORTHWAY,ALAS       PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 175
        TIME - 1230                    N1169A              PX-  0  0  0  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OLD REEVE FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      8000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           50                                                      270
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           20                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED T/O,CROSSWIND OF 20KTS,GUSTS TO 25KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1169A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1169A), registered now, S/N 18-767, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-125](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-125) (registry code 7101812) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Old Reeve Field

## Other investigations on N1169A (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 ANC09LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09LA103), Sep 18, 2009: Piper PA-18 (N1169A), Nabesna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area with an unfavorable wind.
- [NTSB ANC67D0058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67D0058), Sep 10, 1966: Piper PA-18A (N1169A), Egegik, 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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