# NTSB ANC72AA047: Piper PA-18A, Arctc Villge, AK, May 22, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: May 22, 1972
- Place: Arctc Villge, AK · ARCTC VILLGE, AK
- Location: 68.1269° N, 145.5378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arctic Village, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, February 16, 1973
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166976
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC72AA047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72AA047

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2046  72/5/22    ARCTC VILLGE,ALAS   PIPER PA-18A        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 5000
        TIME - 1805                    N8556C              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARCTIC VILLAGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARCTC VILLGE,ALAS          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LOSS OF CTL FOR UNDETERMINED REASON. POSSIBLE UNKNOWN EMERGENCY.
```

## Sequence of events

- Uncontrolled descent

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8556C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8556C-1972-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: ARCTIC VILLAGE

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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