# NTSB ANC92T#A07: Piper PA-18, N2497B, Shishmaref, AK, August 1, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Final report
- Date: July 31, 1992, 20:00 local (Aug 1, 1992, 04:00 UTC)
- Place: Shishmaref, AK
- Coordinates: 66.020347, -165.909622 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.0203&lon=-165.9096&mi=10
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Completed
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 5828
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC92T#A07
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/5828/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92T%23A07

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2497B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2497B), registered now, S/N 18-8109009, built 1980 (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
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Public aircraft, Public use
- Operator: U.S. Dept. Of The Interior, doing business as Alaska Dept. Fish & Wildlife
- Departed: SHISHMAREF, AK
- Destination: SHISHMAREF, AK
- Flight plan: Company VFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Wind: 270° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Temperature: 52 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: SHH

## Other investigations on N2497B (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 ANC90T#A02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90T%23A02), Aug 1, 1990: Piper PA-18-150 (N2497B), Kotzebue, 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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