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FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Wasilla, AK · February 7, 1986

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Date
February 7, 1986 · 10:22 local
Place
Wasilla, AK
Airport
Finger Lake
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4431Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC86LA024
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
408 total408 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days
N4431ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 188769Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Ski equipped aircraft inadvertently became airborne while taxiing on water covered ice. Lost control and hit trees.

As the FAA filed it

SKI EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT INADVERTENTLY BECAME AIRBORNE WHILE TAXIING ON WATER COVERED ICE. LOST CONTROL AND HIT TREES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC86LA024Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWasilla, AKThe pilot lost control of the airplane while taxiing, inadvertently took off in gusty wind and crashed into adjacent trees.Feb 7, 1986 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4431Z · 3

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

Incident 20110216004009ILanding: Rollout · German Valley, IL[privacy data omitted], Pilot-in-command (PIC) of N4431Z, a PA-18-150, departed from sterling rock falls, (sqi) sterling, Illinois, enroute to albertus airport (fep), freeport, Illinois. The pilot stated that while enroute to fep the ceilings "began to drop."…Feb 16, 2011 · Minor damageAccident 19900621021529AForced/Precautionary Landing · Big Lake, AKOn test flight after 3 year rebuild engine quit. Struck ditch. Had run engine lengthy on ground without carb heat.Jun 21, 1990 · Reported as Piper STCPA18 · Substantial damageIncident 19800217026589IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Eureka, AKPilot landed on packed snow runway, and on rollout landing gear dug into snow.Feb 17, 1980 · Minor damage