- Date
- October 9, 1976
- Place
- Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3872ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report January 20, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761009037179A
- Case key
- 156249
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3658 76/10/9 ANCHORAGE,AK PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 21, 214 TIME - 0830 N3872Z PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 170 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE HOOD STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,AK HOMER,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE REMARKS- FROST ON WINGS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3872Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lake Hood Strip
N3872ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3872Z · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB GAA18CA497Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportStony RIver, AKThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a nose-over.NTSB ANC77DAH40Accident · No injuriesClosedAnchorage, AKNTSB ANC74AA044Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAnchorage, AKNTSB ANC69D0051Accident · No injuriesClosedWhittier, AKNTSB ANC68D0061Accident · No injuriesClosedPaxson, AK