# NTSB ANC74DAA25: Piper PA-18, N4408Z, Shungnak, AK, March 3, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 3, 1974
- Place: Shungnak, AK · SHUNGNAK, AK
- Location: 66.8851° N, 157.1746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shungnak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8851&lon=-157.1746&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187028
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74DAA25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAA25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0291   74/3/3    SHUNGNAK,ALAS       PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 11000
        TIME - 0930                    N4408Z              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHUNGNAK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHUNGNAK,ALAS              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- PLT MISTOOK CRACK IN R GEAR FOR GREASE. ACFT SWERVED INTO WIND SOCK POLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4408Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4408Z), registered now, S/N 18-8741 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Shungnak

## 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 19740303004209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740303004209A), Mar 3, 1974: Piper PA18S125, Shungnak, AK, Destroyed. Plt mistook crack in r gear for grease. Acft swerved into wind sock pole.

## Other investigations on N4408Z (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 ANC87LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA088), Jul 2, 1987: Piper PA-18-180 (N4408Z), Pingo Ridge, 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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