# Accident 19860905045969A: Piper PA18150, Farewell, AK, September 5, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1986, 14:30 local time
- Place: Farewell, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5907Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5907Y) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 550 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860905045969A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS ON TAKEOFF. STRUCK A DIRT BANK, FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 ANC86LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA148), Sep 5, 1986: Piper PA-18 (N5907Y), Farewell, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5907Y (3)

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

- [Accident 20180930019339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180930019339A), Sep 30, 2018: Piper PA-18-150 (N5907Y), Delta Junction, AK, Substantial damage. On September 30 2018 the pilot was flying his aircrat in mountanous terrain. He reduced power and began a descent when the engine began to run rough. The pilot…
- [Incident 20140904016089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140904016089I), Sep 4, 2014: Piper PA-18-150 (N5907Y), Talkeetna, AK, Minor damage. While shuttling cargo between lakes while on floats, a/c landed hard during gusty winds. Wing low or lateral misalignment caused multiple crossbrace wires to…
- [Accident 19820923051789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820923051789A), Sep 23, 1982: Piper PA18150 (N5907Y), Port Alsworth, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted off airport landing, aircraft hit dip and 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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