# NTSB ANC79DAH15: Piper PA-18, N3694Z, Talkeetna, AK, August 22, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1979
- Place: Talkeetna, AK · TALKEETNA, AK
- Location: 62.3239° N, 150.1094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Talkeetna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3239&lon=-150.1094&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134068
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DAH15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAH15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2362  79/8/22  NR.TALKEETNA,AK       PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 30000
        TIME - 1330                    N3694Z              PX-  0  0  2  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ANCHORAGE,AK                RETURN                       IRON CREEK-HUNT SITE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ICY
        REMARKS- ACFT SLID BACKWARDS OFF GLACIER CLIFF.PLT ATTEMPTED TO START ENG WHILE ACFT WAS SLIDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3694Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3694Z-2012-09-20), registration cancelled 2012-09-20, S/N 18-7429, built 1960 (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

## 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 19790822027439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790822027439A), Aug 22, 1979: Piper PA18, Talkeetna, AK, Destroyed. After landing on glacier, acft slid backwards over base edge. Inverted with rock on top.

## Other investigations on N3694Z (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 ANC68A0051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68A0051), Jun 24, 1968: Piper PA-18 (N3694Z), Soldotna, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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