# NTSB ANC77DAH24: Piper PA-18, N1195A, Anchorage, AK, September 2, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1977
- 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145365
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77DAH24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAH24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3119   77/9/2  NR.ANCHORAGE,AK       PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 250
        TIME - 1500                    N1195A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ANCHORAGE,AK                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQPD.T/D ON SHORE,HIT LOG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1195A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1195A), registered now, S/N 18-803, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-125](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-125) (registry code 7101812) (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

## 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 19770902025789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770902025789A), Sep 2, 1977: Piper PA18125, Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Float eqpd.t/d on shore,hit log.

## Other investigations on N1195A (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 ANC99LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA158), Jun 5, 1999: Piper PA-18 (N1195A), Ekwok, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for crosswind conditions. Factors in the accident were a crosswind, and an inadvertent ground loop.
- [NTSB SEA72FYC30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72FYC30), Mar 17, 1972: Piper PA-18 (N1195A), North Plains, OR, 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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