# NTSB ANC79DAH08: Piper PA-18A, N9272D, Anchorage, AK, September 1, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1979
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134049
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DAH08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAH08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2335   79/9/1  NR.ANCHORAGE,AK       PIPER PA-18A        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 479
        TIME - 1945                    N9272D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 273 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BELUGA VALLEY LK,AK         LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- ACFT-FLOAT EQUIPPED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9272D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9272D), registered now, S/N 18-6573, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (registry code 7101837) (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

## 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 19790901021049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790901021049A), Sep 1, 1979: Piper PA18A, Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot said aircraft felt like it was beginning to stall. Hit ground sort of desired landing area.

## Other investigations on N9272D (1)

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 ANC96LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA125), Aug 16, 1996: Piper PA-18 (N9272D), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude to the runway during the approach, and failure to attain the proper touchdown point. A factor relating to the accident was: the ditch.

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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