# Accident 19860415011999A: Piper PA18150, Big Lake, AK, April 15, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1986, 18:30 local time
- Place: Big Lake, AK
- Airport: Big Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5347° N, 149.8125° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BIG LAKE (BGQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5347&lon=-149.8125&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4482E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4482E) (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 PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860415011999A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING.

## 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 ANC86LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA046), Apr 15, 1986: Piper PA-18-150 (N4482E), Big Lake, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4482E (1)

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

- [Accident 19890831033669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890831033669A), Aug 31, 1989: Piper PA18150 (N4482E), Trading Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Landed in grassy area on a mud flat to go fishing. Struck a hidden log and aircraft flipped inverted.

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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