- Date
- September 18, 1977
- Place
- Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3872ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report November 14, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770918031349A
- Case key
- 145368
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3127 77/9/18 ANCHORAGE,AK PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 21, 310 TIME - 1430 N3872Z PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 265 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ANCHORAGE INTERNA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,AK CHICKALOON,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE REMARKS- PLT STATED TURBULENCE CAUSED BY UNKNOWN JET.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3872Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Anchorage Interna
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 ANC77DAG22Accident · No injuriesClosedAnchorage, AKNTSB ANC74AA044Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAnchorage, AKNTSB ANC69D0051Accident · No injuriesClosedWhittier, AKNTSB ANC68D0061Accident · No injuriesClosedPaxson, AK