# NTSB ANC73FAG37: Piper PA-18, N3870Z, Glennallen, AK, September 18, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1972
- Place: Glennallen, AK · GLENNALLEN, 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: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168172
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC73FAG37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73FAG37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3793  72/9/18    GLENNALLEN,ALAS     PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 10500
        TIME - 1600                    N3870Z              PX-  0  0  1  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NELCHIAA GLACIER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NELCHINA GLACIER            GUNSIGHT MT.LODGE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- WHEN APRXLY 40 FT AGL ACFT SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT OUT OF CONTROL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3870Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Nelchiaa Glacier

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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