# NTSB ANC79FA048: Piper PA-18, N4011Z, Anchorage, AK, May 6, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 6, 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: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 6, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135512
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79FA048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3306   79/5/6    ANCHORAGE,AK        PIPER PA-18         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 63, 3200
        TIME - 1215                    N4011Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMPBELL LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,AK                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PERSONNEL-ACFT TIED DWN W/CHAINS DRG WND GSTNG 75K
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: WING ATTACHMENT FITTINGS,BOLTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SEATS
        REMARKS- SEAT BELT/SHLDR HARNESS ATCHD TO MOVABLE SEAT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4011Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Campbell Lake

## 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 19790506041099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790506041099A), May 6, 1979: Piper PA18150, Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Wing strut to front spar fitting fractured. Wing folded back on climbout. Prior wing tie-down 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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