# NTSB ANC69D0074: Piper PA-18, N3910Z, Montague Isl, AK, September 16, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 16, 1968
- Place: Montague Isl, AK · MONTAGUE ISL, AK
- Location: 60.1092° N, 147.3411° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montague Island, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.1092&lon=-147.3411&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 24, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107542
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC69D0074
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69D0074

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4082  68/9/16    MONTAGUE ISL,ALAS   PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 850
        TIME - 0630                    N3910Z              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- LANDED ON GRAVEL BAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3910Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3910Z), registered now, S/N 18-7726, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (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

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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