# NTSB ANC76AA133: Piper PA-18, N7860D, Aniak, AK, September 17, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1976
- Place: Aniak, AK · ANIAK, AK
- Location: 61.5799° N, 159.5476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aniak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5799&lon=-159.5476&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149739
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76AA133
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA133

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3146  76/9/17  NR.ANIAK,AK           PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 4000
        TIME - 1430                    N7860D              PX-  1  0  1  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        ANIAK,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- PASSENGER DEPLANED AND WALKED INTO ROTATING PROP
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7860D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No 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 19760917035029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760917035029A), Sep 17, 1976: Piper PA18A150, Aniak, AK, 1 fatal. Passenger deplaned and walked into rotating prop

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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