# NTSB ANC81FA033: Piper PA-18A, N8570D, Fairbanks, AK, March 15, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1981
- Place: Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126925
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81FA033
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA033

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0556  81/3/15  NR.FAIRBANKS,AK       PIPER PA-18A        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1435                    N8570D              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  38, 4950 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          FAIRBANKS,AK                RETURN                      UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- APPROX 77LBS OVR G/W AT TKOF.OBSERVING CRASH SITE OF PRIOR ACCIDENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8570D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8570D-2013-05-14), registration cancelled 2013-05-14, S/N 18-6226, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (registry code 7101837) (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: Destroyed

## 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 19810315047129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810315047129A), Mar 15, 1981: Piper PA18A, Fairbanks, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Indicates a stall possibly precipitated by steep low-altitude turn while viewing other wreckage. Was over gross.

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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