# Incident 19860524060899I: Piper PA18A150, Valdez, AK, May 24, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1986, 07:00 local time
- Place: Valdez, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1308° N, 146.3483° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valdez, AK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1308&lon=-146.3483&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9073D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9073D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-A2B (registry code 42101, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-a2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 200 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860524060899I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT NOSED UP WHEN LANDING GEAR STRUCK HOLE DURING TAXI ON A SAND BAR.

## Other reports on N9073D (2)

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

- [Accident 20210312004489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210312004489A), Mar 12, 2021: Piper PA-18A 150 (N9073D), Kasilof, AK, Substantial damage. PA-18 engine failure in flight, landing in wooded area approx. [privacy data omitted]. Weather clear, 10 mile vis., winds var. 5 KTS
- [Accident 19870405008509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870405008509A), Apr 5, 1987: Piper PA18A150 (N9073D), Valdez, AK, Substantial damage. The pilot reported loss of aileron control on takeoff and the ski plane cartwheeled. Suspect ice on controls.

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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