# NTSB ANC81DAG27: Piper PA-18, N2413H, Eureka, AK, February 22, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 22, 1981
- Place: Eureka, AK · EUREKA, AK
- Location: 65.1794° N, 150.2144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eureka, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.1794&lon=-150.2144&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 22, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126803
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81DAG27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0404  81/2/22  NR.EUREKA,AK          PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 14000
        TIME - 0900                    N2413H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          EAGLE RIVER,AK              ROUND ROBIN & RETURN        EUREKA,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- AFTER LNDG IN SNOW FLD,TAXIED FAST TWD SUN INTO 300FT RAVINE.ADDED PWR,ATMTD FLT,STALLED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2413H (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 19810222005019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810222005019A), Feb 22, 1981: Piper PA18150, Eureka, AK, Substantial damage. Went over edge of ravine while taxiing on a glacier. Became airborne, but stalled trying to fly out of ravine.

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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