# NTSB ANC76AAA60: Piper PA-18, N2444A, Fairbanks, AK, September 7, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1976
- Place: Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155636
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76AAA60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AAA60

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3322   76/9/7  NR.FAIRBANKS,AK       PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 253
        TIME - 1400                    N2444A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         FAIRBANKS,AK                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- RAN INTO BRUSH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2444A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2444A), registered now, S/N 18-1939, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (registry code 7101820) (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 19760907034989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760907034989A), Sep 7, 1976: Piper PA18135, Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Ran into brush.

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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