# NTSB ANC76DAH32: Piper PA-18, N8081C, Copper Center, AK, July 1, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1976
- Place: Copper Center, AK · COPPER CENTER, AK
- Location: 62.0081° N, 145.3927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Copper Center, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.0081&lon=-145.3927&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154359
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76DAH32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1800   76/7/1  NR.COPPER CENTER,AK   PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 86 TOTAL
        TIME - 2215                    N8081C              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 37 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TONSINA LODGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GULKANA,AK                 COPPER CENTER,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- HIT SIGN POST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8081C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8081C), registered now, S/N 18-3485, built 1953 (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 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tonsina Lodge

## 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 19760701020579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760701020579A), Jul 1, 1976: Piper PA18A135, Copper Center, AK, Substantial damage. Hit sign post.

## Other investigations on N8081C (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 ANC83LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA061), Mar 30, 1983: Piper PA-18A (N8081C), W. Clam Gulch, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN79DTC11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTC11), Apr 20, 1979: Piper PA-18A (N8081C), Casper, WY, 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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