# Accident 19860908044639A: Piper PA18105SPEC, Kenai, AK, September 8, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1986, 18:30 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Airport: Kenai Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.0792° N, 151.1601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.0792&lon=-151.1601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N287T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N287T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL (registry code 7101808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18105SPEC
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 184 total, 28 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860908044639A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER IN A RIVER WHILE ATTEMPTING A TAKEOFF FROM A MUDDY GRAVEL BAR.

## 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 ANC86LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA145), Sep 9, 1986: Piper PA-18 (N287T), Big River, AK, substantial damage

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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