# Accident 19870405008509A: Piper PA18A150, Valdez, AK, April 5, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1987, 08:30 local time
- Place: Valdez, AK
- Airport: Valdez Nr 2
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1503° N, 146.8094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1503&lon=-146.8094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9073D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9073D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-A2B (registry code 42101, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-a2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,036 total, 232 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870405008509A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF AILERON CONTROL ON TAKEOFF AND THE SKI PLANE CARTWHEELED.  SUSPECT ICE ON CONTROLS.

## 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 ANC87LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA058), Apr 5, 1987: Piper PA-18 (N9073D), Valdez, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9073D (2)

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

- [Accident 20210312004489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210312004489A), Mar 12, 2021: Piper PA-18A 150 (N9073D), Kasilof, AK, Substantial damage. PA-18 engine failure in flight, landing in wooded area approx. [privacy data omitted]. Weather clear, 10 mile vis., winds var. 5 KTS
- [Incident 19860524060899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860524060899I), May 24, 1986: Piper PA18A150 (N9073D), Valdez, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft nosed up when landing gear struck hole during taxi on a sand bar.

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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