# NTSB ANC76AAG35: Piper PA-18, N3876Z, Anchorage, AK, September 16, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 16, 1975
- 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 February 26, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151330
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76AAG35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AAG35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4019  75/9/16  NR.ANCHORAGE,AK       PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 278
        TIME - 0730                    N3876Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 205 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  SKY HARBOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WASILLA,AK                 ANCHORAGE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3876Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Sky Harbor

## 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 19750916029639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750916029639A), Sep 16, 1975: Piper PA18150, Anchorage, 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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