59.5469° N, 139.7272° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Yakutat, AK, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 17, 1987 · 17:00 local
Place
Yakutat, AK
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
CFCLL
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The float equipped aircraft nosed over in a river. The aircraft hit a sandbar during taxi in murky water.
As the FAA filed it
THE FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER IN A RIVER. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A SANDBAR DURING TAXI IN MURKY WATER.