# NTSB ANC80DAG20: Piper PA-18, N4368Z, King Salmon, AK, December 21, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 21, 1979
- Place: King Salmon, AK · KING SALMON, AK
- Location: 58.6883° N, 156.6614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of King Salmon, AK, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.6883&lon=-156.6614&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132044
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80DAG20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3542  79/12/21 NR.KING SALMON,AK     PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N4368Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 37, 902 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            137 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         KING SALMON,AK               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- PILOT LANDED ON CINDER PATCH AND ENTERED SNOWDRIFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4368Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4368Z-2015-05-13), registration cancelled 2015-05-13, S/N 18-8690, built 1968 (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 19791221034659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791221034659A), Dec 21, 1979: Piper PA18, King Salmon, AK, Substantial damage. Airplane hit snowdrift on runway during landing roll. Aircraft nosed over. Pilot misjudged depth of snow.

## Other investigations on N4368Z (2)

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 ANC77DAA56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAA56), Sep 3, 1977: Piper PA-18 (N4368Z), Mantasta Lodge, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC73FAA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73FAA01), Jul 8, 1972: Piper PA-18 (N4368Z), Fairbanks, AK, substantial 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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