# NTSB ANC84LA028: Piper PA-18, N1317A, Talkeetna, AK, January 8, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 7, 1984, 16:30 local (Jan 8, 1984, 01:30 UTC)
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Coordinates: 62.450832, -149.789962 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4508&lon=-149.7900&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 4265
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC84LA028
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4265/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA028

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, cruise - normal
  - weather condition - whiteout (contributing factor)
  - in-flight planning/decision - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - vfr flight into imc - continued, pilot in command (cause)
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
  - overconfidence in personal ability, pilot in command
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

THE PLT STATED THAT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, HE ENCOUNTERED A WHITE OUT CONDITION. THE ACFT STALLED AND CRASHED ON AHILLSIDE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1317A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1317A), registered now, S/N 18-1124, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-125](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-125) (registry code 7101812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18-1124
- Airframe hours: 1000
- Engines: LYCOMING O-290 135 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Gerald Remington
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, February 8, 1983, 100 hours before
- Departed: CREEK MINE

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 2,500 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 1,400 as pilot in command, 75 in the last 90 days, 50 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Dusk
- Wind: 290° at 5 knots
- Lowest ceiling: 4,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 19 °F, dew point 5 °F

## 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 19840107007809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840107007809A), Jan 7, 1984: Piper PA18125, Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot flew into a whiteout conditon. Lost control of airplane and it crashed into a hillside.

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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