# Accident 19790905023409A: Piper PA18, Eilson Afb, AK, September 5, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1979, 18:20 local time
- Place: Eilson Afb, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.6733° N, 147.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eielson AFB, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.6733&lon=-147.0598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5087Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5087Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,680 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DAA34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAA34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790905023409A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

MADE UNSCHEDULED LANDING ON REMOTE STRIP. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO BRUSH. FLIPPED OVER. MUD BINDING WHEEL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 ANC79DAA34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAA34), Sep 5, 1979: Piper PA-18 (N5087Y), Eielson Afb, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5087Y (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19890619016289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890619016289A), Jun 19, 1989: Piper PA18150 (N5087Y), Rainbow Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Reported windshear on climbout on takeoff from a sandbar. A wing stalled and aircraft crashed into the lake.
- [Accident 19831201059779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831201059779A), Dec 1, 1983: Piper PA18150 (N5087Y), Delta Junction, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft collided with a ridge of muskeg during takeoff run from a private strip.
- [Accident 19810816049679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810816049679A), Aug 16, 1981: Piper PA18150 (N5087Y), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Snow on airplane on takeoff from short gravel bar. Settled after lift off, struck a log pile.
- [Accident 19770905027939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770905027939A), Sep 5, 1977: Piper PA18150 (N5087Y), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Float eqpd. Hit submerged sand bar,nosed over.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.