# NTSB ANC71AA013: Piper PA-18, N234E, Kodiak, AK, August 11, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1970
- Place: Kodiak, AK · KODIAK, AK
- Location: 57.7906° N, 152.4222° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kodiak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.7906&lon=-152.4222&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116171
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC71AA013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71AA013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1034  70/8/11  NR.KODIAK,ALAS        PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0930                    N234E               PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 26, 3578 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            257 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         KODIAK,ALAS                 KODIAK,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED T/O FROM LAKE WITH HILL AND TREES IN FLT PATH.PLT STATED HE SLIPPED PLANE INTO WATER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N234E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- 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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