# NTSB ANC76AA023: Piper PA-18, N9091D, Delta Junction, AK, August 15, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1975
- Place: Delta Junction, AK · DELTA JUNCTION, AK
- Location: 64.0567° N, 145.6924° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delta Junction, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.0567&lon=-145.6924&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150522
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76AA023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA023

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3318  75/8/15  NR.DELTA JUNCTION,AK  PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 2695
        TIME - 0845                    N9091D              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 326 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BUZBY PVT STRIP,AK         DELTA JUNCTION,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LND ON GRAVEL COVERED GLACIER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9091D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9091D), registered now, S/N 18-6469 (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 19750815037019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750815037019A), Aug 15, 1975: Piper PA18150, Delta Junction, AK, Substantial damage. Lnd on gravel covered glacier.

## Other investigations on N9091D (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 ANC05CA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA054), Apr 4, 2005: Piper PA-18 (N9091D), Bethel, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for a crosswind during an aborted landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control. A factor associated with the accident was a crosswind.

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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