# NTSB ANC74DAG93: Piper PA-18, N5767D, Anchorage, AK, March 16, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1974
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186624
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74DAG93
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG93

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0447  74/3/16  NR.ANCHORAGE,ALAS     PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 3000
        TIME - 1100                    N5767D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
         ANCHORAGE,ALAS               RETURN                       BELUGA,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- LDG ON SNOW COVERED FROZEN LAKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5767D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5767D), registered now, S/N 18-5257 (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)
- 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 19740316005269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740316005269A), Mar 16, 1974: Piper PA18150, Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Ldg on snow covered frozen lake.

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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