# NTSB ANC71DAG29: Piper PA-18, N5743Y, Ugashik, AK, September 19, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1970
- Place: Ugashik, AK · UGASHIK, AK
- Location: 57.5131° N, 157.3975° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ugashik, AK, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.5131&lon=-157.3975&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157067
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC71DAG29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71DAG29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1443  70/9/19  NR.UGASHIK,ALAS       PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 1977
        TIME - 1500                    N5743Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UGASHIK,ALAS                 DILLINGHAM,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- R FLOAT STRUCK SUBMERGED LOG IN LAKE. WATER MUDDY. PLT DIDNT SURVEY AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5743Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5743Y-1976-05-25), registration cancelled 1976-05-25, S/N 18-8322, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (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 N5743Y (2)

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 ANC76FAG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76FAG04), Jun 29, 1975: Piper PA-18 (N5743Y), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC74DAG52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG52), Sep 14, 1973: Piper PA-18 (N5743Y), Pilot Point, 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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