# NTSB ANC73DAG51: Piper PA-18S, N5982D, Glenallen, AK, September 15, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1972
- Place: Glenallen, AK · GLENALLEN, AK
- Location: 62.1092° N, 145.5464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glennallen, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1092&lon=-145.5464&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168303
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC73DAG51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAG51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3472  72/9/15    GLENALLEN,ALAS      PIPER PA-18S        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 30,
        TIME - 1800                    N5982D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  302 TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  EUREKA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GLENALLEN,ALAS              ANCHORAGE,ALAS.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        REMARKS- FAILED TO REMOVE ICE FROM WINGS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5982D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18S
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Eureka

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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