# NTSB ANC70D0032: Piper PA-18, N5885D, Willow, AK, September 10, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1969
- Place: Willow, AK · WILLOW, AK
- Location: 61.7472° N, 150.0375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willow, AK, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7472&lon=-150.0375&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156769
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC70D0032
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70D0032

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3959  69/9/10  NR.WILLOW,ALAS        PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 450
        TIME - 0740                    N5885D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,ALAS              SUSITNA RIVER,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - GLASSY WATER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT WAS MAKING APCH OVER WATER FOR LDG ON SAND BAR IN RIVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5885D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5885D), registered now, S/N 18-5309, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (registry code 7101837) (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 N5885D (1)

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 ANC79DAA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAA14), May 7, 1979: Piper PA-18 (N5885D), Unalakleet, 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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