# NTSB ANC79FA088: Piper PA-18, N82706, Gulkana, AK, September 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1979
- Place: Gulkana, AK · GULKANA, AK
- Location: 62.2714° N, 145.3822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gulkana, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.2714&lon=-145.3822&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132719
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79FA088
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA088

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3763   79/9/7  NR.GULKANA,AK         PIPER PA-18         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N82706              PX-  1  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            57, 22300 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         GULKANA,AK                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- TRANSPORTING HUNTERS.FLOAT EQPD.CRASHED NEAR SHORE OF SMALL LAKE.FLT PHASE UNK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N82706 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- 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 19790907043309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790907043309A), Sep 7, 1979: Piper PA18, Gulkana, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Aircraft found in vertical position in lake. Cause of accident undetermined.

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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