# NTSB ANC76FAG04: Piper PA-18, N5743Y, Anchorage, AK, June 29, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 29, 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: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149450
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76FAG04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76FAG04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1834  75/6/29    ANCHORAGE,AK        PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1433
        TIME - 1733                    N5743Y              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 141 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMPBELL LAKE SPB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,AK                UPPER RUSSIAN LK,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           DRAGGED WINGTIP,POD,OR FLOAT                             TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  5000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           55                                                      157
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- TKOFF INTO WND & AT ABOUT 10 FT GUST FROM LFT ROLLED ACFT TO R. WG DUG INTO WATER. GUSTING TO 23K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5743Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5743Y-1976-05-25), registration cancelled 1976-05-25, S/N 18-8322, built 1965 (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
- Airport: Campbell Lake Spb

## 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 19750629019249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750629019249A), Jun 29, 1975: Piper PA18150, Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Tkoff into wnd & at about 10 ft gust from lft rolled acft to r. wg dug into water. Gusting to 23K.

## Other investigations on N5743Y (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 ANC74DAG52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG52), Sep 14, 1973: Piper PA-18 (N5743Y), Pilot Point, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC71DAG29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71DAG29), Sep 19, 1970: Piper PA-18 (N5743Y), Ugashik, 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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