# NTSB UNK64X0208: Piper PA18A, N3373B, Big Lake, AK, January 10, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 10, 1964
- Place: Big Lake, AK · BIG LAKE, AK
- Location: 61.5450° N, 149.8180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Lake, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5450&lon=-149.8180&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185481
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0208
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0208

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0092  64/1/10    BIG LAKE ALAS       PIPER PA18A         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 23 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N3373B              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        REMARKS- SKI-EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT STRUCK BANK OF LAKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3373B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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