# Accident 19851008063839A: Piper PA18135, Port Heiden, AK, October 8, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1985, 12:00 local time
- Place: Port Heiden, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 56.9604° N, 158.5806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.9604&lon=-158.5806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9960Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9960Q-2013-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 124 total, 124 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851008063839A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED AFTER WINGTIP HIT GROUND ON TAKEOFF IN STRONG CROSSWIND.  HAD BEEN FLYING HUNTERS AND SUPPLIES INTO AREA.

## 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 ANC86LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA013), Oct 8, 1985: Piper PA-18 (N9960Q), Port Heiden, AK, substantial damage

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.

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