# NTSB ANC73DAG63: Piper PA-18, N2580P, Talkeetna, AK, November 20, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 20, 1972
- Place: Talkeetna, AK · TALKEETNA, AK
- Location: 62.3239° N, 150.1094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Talkeetna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3239&lon=-150.1094&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 April 3, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163289
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC73DAG63
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAG63

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3810  72/11/20   TALKEETNA,ALAS      PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 3400
        TIME - 1115                    N2580P              PX-  0  0  0  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - UNPREPARED AREA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ACCIDENT SITE               WILLOW,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- LADEN WITH MOOSE MEAT.ATTMPTED TKOFF INADEQUATE AREA.STICKY SNOW SURFACE. FAILED TO CLEAR BRUSH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2580P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2580P-1976-04-02), registration cancelled 1976-04-02, S/N 18-4322 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (registry code 7101837) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Unprepared Area

## Other investigations on N2580P (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 ANC76AA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA048), Nov 9, 1975: Piper PA-18 (N2580P), Willow, AK, destroyed, 3 fatal
- [NTSB ANC67A0017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67A0017), Aug 11, 1966: Piper PA-18 (N2580P), Port Heiden, 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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