# NTSB ANC72DAG28: Piper PA-18, N1087A, Cantwell, AK, August 19, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1971
- Place: Cantwell, AK · CANTWELL, AK
- Location: 63.3917° N, 148.9508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cantwell, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.3917&lon=-148.9508&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163102
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC72DAG28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72DAG28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3145  71/8/19    CANTWELL,ALAS       PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1430                    N1087A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  33, 2800 TOTAL HOURS, 69
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CANTWELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SUMMIT,ALAS                 CANTWELL,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- EQUIP TRACKS OBSVD BFR LDG.DRG LDG ROLL ACFT VEERED L ENTRD RUTS CTCTD BRUSH AND TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1087A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1087A), registered now, S/N 18-673, built 1951 (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: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cantwell

## Other investigations on N1087A (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 ANC05CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA080), May 23, 2005: Piper PA-18 (N1087A), Delta Junction, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in an overrun. A factor contributing to the accident was rough and uneven terrain.

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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