# Accident 19860920055839A: Piper PA18150, Woods River, AK, September 20, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1986, 13:00 local time
- Place: Woods River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4421Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 600 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860920055839A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AFTER TAKEOFF FROM SHORT GRAVEL BAR. IMPACTED IN RIVER. PILOT STATED HE HAD A CROSSWIND SHEAR.

## 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 ANC86LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA162), Sep 21, 1986: Piper PA-18-150 (N4421Z), Wood 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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