# NTSB ANC69D0041: Piper PA-18A, N2791P, Chitina, AK, August 11, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1968
- Place: Chitina, AK · CHITINA, AK
- Location: 61.5158° N, 144.4369° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chitina, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5158&lon=-144.4369&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108996
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC69D0041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69D0041

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2945  68/8/11  NR.CHITINA,ALAS       PIPER PA-18A        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 240
        TIME - 1640                    N2791P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- STRUCK DIRT HUMP LNDG ON GRASSY HILLSIDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2791P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2791P), registered now, S/N 18-4426, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (registry code 7101804) (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 N2791P (5)

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 ANC20CA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA041), Apr 7, 2020: Piper PA 18A (N2791P), Chickaloon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which necessitated a go-around, and her subsequent failure to maintain clearance from rising mountainous terrain.
- [NTSB GAA17CA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA027), Oct 14, 2016: Piper PA18 (N2791P), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane's encounter with a depression while the pilot applied excessive braking during the landing roll on a grass airstrip, which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB GAA16CA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA102), Dec 21, 2015: Piper PA 18A (N2791P), Girdwood, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel contamination resulting in the loss of engine power, a forced landing on a highway, and subsequent right wing impact with highway signage.
- [NTSB ANC71DAG54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71DAG54), Nov 26, 1970: Piper PA-18A (N2791P), Pt.Alsworth, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC66D0048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66D0048), Aug 15, 1965: Piper PA-18A (N2791P), Soldotna, 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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