# NTSB ANC82FAG30: Piper PA-18, N278T, Near Dillingham, AK, June 8, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: June 8, 1982, 00:00 local (08:00 UTC)
- Place: Near Dillingham, AK
- Coordinates: 58.819625, -157.859436 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.8196&lon=-157.8594&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 8, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71860
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC82FAG30
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71860/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82FAG30

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, cruise - normal
  - terrain condition - mountainous/hilly (contributing factor)
  - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE ACFT IMPACTED A SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN NEAR HORSESHOE PASS AT AN ELEVATION OF 250 FT ABOVE SEA LEVEL. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING THE HOURS OF DAYLIGHT WITH VMC PREVAILING.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N278T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N278T-2012-09-21), registration cancelled 2012-09-21, S/N 18-2392, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105-special) (registry code 7101808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 81-2392
- Airframe hours: 2860
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235 115 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Chas. C. Offre
- Registered owner: Chas. C. Offre
- Departed: DILLINGHAM, AK
- Destination: NUNAVACHAK, AK

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 29; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 4,945 total, 81 in this make and model, 289 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 30 statute miles

## 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 19820608020819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820608020819A), Jun 8, 1982: Piper PA18105, Dillingham, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft crashed into side of mountain for unknown reasons.

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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