# NTSB ANC74DAG95: Piper PA-18, N1582P, Eek, AK, March 24, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 24, 1974
- Place: Eek, AK · EEK, AK
- Location: 60.2163° N, 162.0431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eek, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.2163&lon=-162.0431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 3, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186412
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74DAG95
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG95

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0752  74/3/24    EEK,ALAS            PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 62, 12000
        TIME - 1530                    N1582P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EEK,ALAS                    BETHEL,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- ENCOUNTERED WATER ON FROZEN LAKE.SWERVED INTO SHORE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1582P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1582P-2013-10-31), registration cancelled 2013-10-31, S/N 18-3745, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-135) (registry code 7101822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (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 19740324006929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740324006929A), Mar 24, 1974: Piper PA18A135, Eek, AK, Substantial damage. Encountered water on frozen lake. Swerved into shore.

## Other investigations on N1582P (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 ANC68D0008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68D0008), Apr 1, 1967: Piper PA-18 (N1582P), Dillingham, AK, destroyed
- [NTSB UNK64X3096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3096), Jul 29, 1964: Piper PA18A (N1582P), 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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