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N7863D accident description

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Crash location 62.356944°N, 147.814722°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect.
Nearest city Talkeetna, AK
62.323889°N, 150.109444°W
73.6 miles away
Tail number N7863D
Accident date 17 Aug 2012
Aircraft type Piper PA-18A 150
Additional details: None

NTSB Factual Report

The pilot was landing a tundra-tire and tailwheel-equipped airplane on a short, wet off-airport site that is on the top of a small butte. He was unable to stop the airplane in the available landing area, and the airplane rolled over an embankment, coming to rest approximately 50 feet downhill in a shallow creek bed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings. The pilot indicated there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

A completed copy of NTSB Form 6120.1, Pilot/Operator Accident Report, was not submitted by the pilot as requested.

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilot's decision to land on a short, wet, off-airport landing site, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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