# Accident 19870702032159A: Piper PA18150, Pingo Ridge, AK, July 2, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1987, 09:00 local time
- Place: Pingo Ridge, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4408Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4408Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,600 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870702032159A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT LOST AIRCRAFT CONTROL ON LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

## 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 ANC87LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA088), Jul 2, 1987: Piper PA-18-180 (N4408Z), Pingo Ridge, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4408Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19740303004209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740303004209A), Mar 3, 1974: Piper PA18S125 (N4408Z), Shungnak, AK, Destroyed. Plt mistook crack in r gear for grease. Acft swerved into wind sock pole.

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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