# NTSB ANC81FAA38: Piper PA-18, N7145K, Fairbanks, AK, September 26, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 26, 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 13, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123699
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81FAA38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FAA38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1862  81/9/26  NR.FAIRBANKS,AK       PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 3050
        TIME - 1756                    N7145K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
         FAIRBANKS,AK                 RETURN                       MINTO FLATS,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.HIT GRAVEL BAR PROTRUDING APRX 2 INCHES ABV WTR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7145K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7145K), registered now, S/N 18-365, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (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 19810926062859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810926062859A), Sep 26, 1981: Piper PA18, Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Struck sandbar on river takeoff, flipped over.

## Other investigations on N7145K (3)

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 ANC86LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA041), Mar 24, 1986: Piper PA-18 (N7145K), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC74FAA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74FAA01), Jul 7, 1973: Piper PA-18 (N7145K), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC72DAA33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72DAA33), Jun 10, 1972: Piper PA-18 (N7145K), Big Delta, 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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