# Accident 19870318008799A: Piper PA18135, Girdwood, AK, March 18, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1987, 10:00 local time
- Place: Girdwood, AK
- Airport: Girdwood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.9002° N, 148.9102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9002&lon=-148.9102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1472C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 300 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870318008799A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SNOWBANK DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF. THE PILOT STATED HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## 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 ANC87LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA055), Mar 18, 1987: Piper PA-18 (N1472C), Girdwood, 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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