# NTSB ANC70A0007: Piper PA-18, N2988Z, Talkeetna, AK, July 16, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1969
- Place: Talkeetna, AK · TALKEETNA, AK
- Location: 62.3239° N, 150.1094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Talkeetna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3239&lon=-150.1094&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 3, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165466
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC70A0007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70A0007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2924  69/7/16    TALKEETNA,ALAS      PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 9500
        TIME - 1600                    N2988Z              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1300 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FALLS CREEK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          TALKEETNA,ALAS              TALKEETNA,ALAS               CACHE CREEK,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- STRUCK BRUSH AT END OF STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2988Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Falls Creek

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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