# NTSB ANC71DAG76: Piper PA-18, N8696D, Skwentna, AK, February 3, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 3, 1971
- Place: Skwentna, AK · SKWENTNA, AK
- Location: 61.9903° N, 151.3978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Skwentna, AK, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9903&lon=-151.3978&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159751
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC71DAG76
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71DAG76

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0984   71/2/3  NR.SKWENTNA,ALAS      PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1100                    N8696D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  25, 3576 TOTAL HOURS, 105
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE HOOD,ALAS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- R SKI BROKE THROUGH CRUSTED SNOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8696D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8696D), registered now, S/N 18-6306, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8696D (3)

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 FTW93LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA113), Mar 8, 1993: Piper PA-18 (N8696D), Marshall, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOTS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR WAS THE FENCE POST.
- [NTSB ANC67D0038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67D0038), Aug 2, 1966: Piper PA-18 (N8696D), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC66A0033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66A0033), Feb 20, 1966: Piper PA-18 (N8696D), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal

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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