# NTSB UNK65X0952: Piper PA18, N4881A, Eureka, AK, December 8, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 8, 1964
- Place: Eureka, AK · EUREKA, AK
- Location: 65.1794° N, 150.2144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eureka, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.1794&lon=-150.2144&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180220
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0952
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0952

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3623   64/12/8   EUREKA ALAS         PIPER PA18          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 400
        TIME - 1135                    N4881A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 340 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EUREKA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- DEEP SNOW ON RUNWAY CAUSED NOSEOVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4881A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4881A), registered now, S/N 18-4981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- 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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Eureka

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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