# NTSB ANC78DAA36: Piper PA-25, N9802P, Tanana, AK, August 18, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 18, 1978
- Place: Tanana, AK · TANANA, AK
- Location: 65.1840° N, 152.0551° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tanana, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.1840&lon=-152.0551&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139450
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC78DAA36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAA36-139450

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4068  78/8/18  NR.TANANA,AK          PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 2274
        TIME - 1500                    N9802P              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      TOTAL HOURS, 177 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RIVER GRAVEL BAR            MANLEY HOT SPRINGS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- ACFT RESTRICTED TO AGRICULTURE AND PEST CONTROL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9802P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9802P-1991-12-10), registration cancelled 1991-12-10, S/N 25-7556116, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, 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 19780818031219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780818031219A), Aug 18, 1978: Piper PA25235, Tanana, AK, Destroyed. Acft restricted to agriculture and pest control.

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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