# NTSB ANC80DAG56: Piper PA-18, N4448Z, Montana Creek, AK, May 15, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1980
- Place: Montana Creek, AK · MONTANA CREEK, AK
- Location: 62.0686° N, 150.0650° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montana Creek, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.0686&lon=-150.0650&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131006
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80DAG56
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG56

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1543  80/5/15    MONTANA CREEK,AK    PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1545                    N4448Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  28, 4600 TOTAL HOURS, 60
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTANA CREEK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POLLY CREEK,AK              MONTANA CREEK,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- SUBSTANTIAL DMG TO NELSON AMPHIB,N93004.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4448Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4448Z), registered now, S/N 18-8795, built 1969 (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
- Airport: Montana Creek

## 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 19800515014799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800515014799A), May 15, 1980: Piper PA18150, AK, No damage

## Other investigations on N4448Z (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 ANC03LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA036), Mar 28, 2003: Piper PA-18-150 (N4448Z), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in an encounter with soft snow, and subsequent nose over during the landing roll. A factor contributing to the accident was the…
- [NTSB ANC91LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA114), Aug 4, 1991: Piper PA-18-150 (N4448Z), Willow, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: WAS THE IN-FLIGHT COLLISION OF THE AIRPLANE WITH AN OBJECT DUE TO THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S LACK OF AN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH, UNEVEN AND NARROW CONDITION OF…

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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