# NTSB ANC74AA075: Piper PA-18, N4727A, Palmer, AK, May 23, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1974
- Place: Palmer, AK · PALMER, AK
- Location: 61.5972° N, 149.1147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5972&lon=-149.1147&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 5, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130213
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74AA075
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA075

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2254  74/5/23  NR.PALMER,ALAS        PIPER PA-18         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 2100
        TIME - 1800                    N4727A              PX-  0  1  0  CTR PASSG-D               TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PALMER,ALAS                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- LOOKING FOR CAMPSITE.PLT SAW BLACK BEAR,BANKED ACFT.FLEW INTO RISING TERRAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4727A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4727A-2016-08-17), registration cancelled 2016-08-17, S/N 18-4948, built 1956 (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 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740523020549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740523020549A), May 23, 1974: Piper PA18, Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. Looking for campsite. Plt saw black bear,banked acft. Flew into rising terrain.

## Other investigations on N4727A (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 SEA69D0243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69D0243), Jan 21, 1969: Piper PA-18 (N4727A), Peerless, MT, 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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