# Accident 19870630027239A: Piper PA22150, Anchorage, AK, June 30, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1987, 12:31 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2198° N, 149.8497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2198&lon=-149.8497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7801D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7801D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 326 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870630027239A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ANC87LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA085), Jun 30, 1987: Piper PA-22 (N7801D), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7801D (1)

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

- [Accident 19800913041829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800913041829A), Sep 13, 1980: Piper PA22150 (N7801D), Howard, WI, Substantial damage. Stalled airplane over runway at 100 feet AGL, during flour bombing contest. Unable to recover before impact.

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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