# Incident 19860921052539I: Piper PA18150, North Pole, AK, September 21, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1986, 18:00 local time
- Place: North Pole, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.7527° N, 147.3627° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Pole, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7527&lon=-147.3627&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4099E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4099E) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860921052539I

## Narrative

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

PROPELLER STRUCK LOG ON GRAVEL BAR DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. ABORTED TAKEOFF. PICKED UP BY POLICE HELICOPTER.

## Other reports on N4099E (2)

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

- [Incident 20170424005219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170424005219I), Apr 24, 2017: Piper PA-18-150 (N4099E), Dillingham, AK, Substantial damage. Upon landing on slushy snow at an off-airport area in the bush, aircraft propeller struck a snow berm and one blade broke off and separated from the aircraft.…
- [Accident 19890910034499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890910034499A), Sep 10, 1989: Piper PA18150 (N4099E), Wood River, AK, Substantial damage. Departed a gravel bar in severe gusty wind. Unable to outcllimb a downdraft. Struck several trees before stopping.

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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