# NTSB ANC81DAG63: Piper PA-18, N3183Z, Copper Center, AK, June 15, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1981
- Place: Copper Center, AK · COPPER CENTER, AK
- Location: 62.0081° N, 145.3927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Copper Center, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.0081&lon=-145.3927&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125797
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81DAG63
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG63

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1806  81/6/15  NR.COPPER CENTER,AK   PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 140
        TIME - 0630                    N3183Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PALMER,AK                   MI 51 RICHARDSON HWY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- R WING STRUCK A BANK NR EDGE OF NARROW ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3183Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3183Z), registered now, S/N 18-7174, built 1959 (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 19810615035479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810615035479A), Jun 15, 1981: Piper PA18, Copper Center, AK, Substantial damage. Wing struck embankment during high speed taxi on a road after landing.

## Other investigations on N3183Z (1)

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 ANC96LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA007), Oct 20, 1995: Piper PA-18 (N3183Z), Girdwood, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. Soft sandy terrain was a related factor.

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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