# NTSB ANC87LA105: Piper PA-18, N2571H, Talkeetna, AK, July 24, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 24, 1987, 13:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Coordinates: 62.449077, -149.789825 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4491&lon=-149.7898&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 4878
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC87LA105
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4878/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA105

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering
  - terrain condition - rising (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
  - visual lookout - inattentive, pilot in command (cause)
  - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT WAS RECONNOITERING FOR GAME ANIMALS WHEN HE OVERLOOKED THE RISING TERRAIN UNTIL HE COULD NO LONGER OUTCLIMB OR TURN AWAY FROM IT. THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A LARGE ROCK AND CAME TO REST IN A GRASS AREA.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2571H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2571H), registered now, S/N 18-7909200, built 1979 (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
- Serial number: 18-7909200
- Airframe hours: 917
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-A2B 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Larry Edward Boyd
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, December 15, 1986
- Departed: Z41, ANCHORAGE, AK
- Destination: TKA, TALKEETNA, AK

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 1,574 total, 350 in this make and model, 1,491 as pilot in command, 110 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 75 °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 19870724037939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870724037939A), Jul 24, 1987: Piper PA18150, Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. The aircraft impacted rising terrain. High density altitude.

## Other investigations on N2571H (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 ANC93LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA092), Jun 15, 1993: Piper PA-18-150 (N2571H), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ON WHICH TO LAND ON. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH/UNEVEN, SOFT TERRAIN.

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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