# Accident 19860611036352A: Piper PA18, Fairbanks, AK, June 11, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1986, 23:17 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8106° N, 147.7208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8106&lon=-147.7208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8597D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8597D) (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
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 283 total, 283 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860611036352A

## Narrative

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

DURING CLIMB RIGHT WING AND GEAR STRUCK N96320 IN FLOAT AND PROPELLER. FLIPPED OVER LANDING ON A SAND BAR IN RIVER.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N96320, Tcraft STCBC: [Accident 19860611036351A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860611036351A)

## 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 ANC86LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA072), Jun 12, 1986: Piper PA-18 (N8597D), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8597D (5)

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

- [Incident 20110827019019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110827019019I), Aug 27, 2011: Piper PA-18-150 (N8597D), Tok, AK, Minor damage. Ptrs#AL01201102955UPON takeoff from Tok, AK. Airport, the propeller lost 6 inches of one blade. Pilot made emergency landing on Alaska highway.
- [Accident 20060816017959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060816017959A), Aug 16, 2006: Piper PA18150 (N8597D), Tok, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Airman stated that on liftoff from a remote ridge line a 10 knot left crosswind caused him to drift to the right and the right wing struck a tree…
- [Accident 20040826018809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040826018809A), Aug 26, 2004: Piper PA18150 (N8597D), Johnson River, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] during a landing at a bush strip the aircraft hit a rock collapsing the right gear leg. The right wing struck the ground causing…
- [Accident 20030907035159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030907035159A), Sep 7, 2003: Piper PA18150 (N8597D), Tok, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] landed on ridge top, front seat only occupied, runway rough, applied brakes, allowed tail to rise too high angle, aircraft nosed…
- [Accident 19940902025489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940902025489A), Sep 2, 1994: Piper PA18 (N8597D), Tok, AK, Substantial damage. Settled after early liftoff from remote strip. Camshaft 40 percent worn. Prior metal in screens. Poor maintenance.

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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