# NTSB ANC79DA030: Piper PA-18, N9016Y, Cantwell, AK, January 13, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 13, 1979
- Place: Cantwell, AK · CANTWELL, AK
- Location: 63.3917° N, 148.9508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cantwell, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.3917&lon=-148.9508&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137616
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DA030
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA030

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0043  79/1/13    CANTWELL,AK         PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 1200
        TIME - 1500                    N9016Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CANTWELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BIG LAKE,AK                 CANTWELL,AK                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH SNOW MACHINE,TOX ON OPERATOR REVEALED ELEVATED BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9016Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9016Y), registered now, S/N 18-8904, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (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
- Airport: Cantwell

## 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 19790113000779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790113000779A), Jan 13, 1979: Piper PA18, Cantwell, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Pilot landed ski equipped acft on snow covered rwy. After landing an intoxicated snowmobile driver ran into acft.

## Other investigations on N9016Y (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 ANC93LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA163), Aug 31, 1993: Piper PA-18-150 (N9016Y), Victory, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PARTIAL FAILURE OF THE AIRPLANE'S BRAKE SYSTEM. FACTOR WAS THE INTENTIONAL GROUND LOOPING BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND.
- [NTSB SEA71DVQ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71DVQ17), Mar 15, 1971: Piper PA-18 (N9016Y), Mckenzie Br., 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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