# Incident 19870616064299I: Piper PA18, Port Moeller, AK, June 16, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1987, 13:00 local time
- Place: Port Moeller, AK
- Airport: Port Moeller
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.9886° N, 160.5769° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Moller, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9886&lon=-160.5769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90945, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90945) (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 PA18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870616064299I

## Narrative

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

WHILE TAXIING FROM ONE TIEDOWN SPOT TO ANOTHER THE 50 TO 60 KNOT GUSTY SURFACE WIND FLIPPED AIRCRAFT OVER.

## Other reports on N90945 (1)

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

- [Accident 19860711036389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860711036389A), Jul 11, 1986: Piper PA18150 (N90945), Port Moller, AK, Substantial damage. Nosed over after landing on a beach. Unable to locate pilot.

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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