# NTSB ANC70A0014: Piper PA-18, N9574D, Sparrevohn, AK, August 8, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1969
- Place: Sparrevohn, AK · SPARREVOHN, AK
- Location: 61.1031° N, 155.5775° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sparrevohn Long Range Radar Site, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1031&lon=-155.5775&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 2, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165023
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC70A0014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70A0014

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2644   69/8/8  NR.SPARREVOHN,ALAS    PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 8000
        TIME - 0930                    N9574D              PX-  0  1  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SLEETMUTE,ALAS             SPARREVOHN,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED ACFT. PX CLIMBED ON FLOAT TO TIE ACFT TO LOG. PLT CUT ENG BUT PROP KICKED OVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9574D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No 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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