# Incident 19870103003739I: Piper PA18150, Anchorage, AK, January 3, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1987, 14:56 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood Spb
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3896Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3896Z) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870103003739I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK SNOW DRIFT ON TAKEOFF CAUSING SKI ATTACHMENT TO BREAK NEAR AXLE. LANDED ON ICE COVERED LAKE.

## Other reports on N3896Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19810305016209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810305016209I), Mar 5, 1981: Piper PA18 (N3896Z), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Encountered severe wake turbulence from B747. Pilot reported aircraft sky light broken out.

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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