# NTSB ANC79DAA09: Piper PA-18, N5425Y, Chicken, AK, March 28, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1979
- Place: Chicken, AK · CHICKEN, AK
- Location: 64.0733° N, 141.9361° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicken, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.0733&lon=-141.9361&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137236
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DAA09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAA09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2342  79/3/28    CHICKEN,AK          PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 2449
        TIME - 1230                    N5425Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 408 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHICKEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          TOK,AK                      EAGLE,AK                     CHICKEN,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5425Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5425Y), registered now, S/N 18-8177, built 1964 (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 O-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (registry code 41575, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chicken

## 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 19790328041889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790328041889A), Mar 28, 1979: Piper PA18150, Chicken, AK, Substantial damage. Partial power loss on takeoff. Unable to sustain flight. Crashed off end of runway. Possible carbureator icing.

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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