# NTSB ANC78DAH20: Piper PA-18, N1752A, Palmer, AK, September 8, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1978
- Place: Palmer, AK · PALMER, AK
- Location: 61.5972° N, 149.1147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5972&lon=-149.1147&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139342
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC78DAH20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAH20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3217   78/9/8  NR.PALMER,AK          PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 185
        TIME - 1330                    N1752A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 86 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRASSHOPPER STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PALMER,AK                    BIRCHWOOD,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1752A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1752A-2020-10-31), registration cancelled 2020-10-31, S/N 18-1321, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (registry code 7101804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grasshopper Strip

## 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 19780908026849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780908026849A), Sep 8, 1978: Piper PA18A, Palmer, AK, Destroyed

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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