# Accident 19870711038779A: Piper PA18105SPEC, Sheep Mountain, AK, July 11, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1987, 19:45 local time
- Place: Sheep Mountain, AK
- Airport: Sheep Mountain
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.8113° N, 147.5091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHEEP MOUNTAIN (SMU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.8113&lon=-147.5091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N159T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N159T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL (registry code 7101808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18105SPEC
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 872 total, 38 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87FA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870711038779A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STALLED ON FINAL, RECOVERED AND HIT A HILL. THE PILOT WAS CARRYING A PASSENGER IN THE BAGGAGE AREA.

## 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 ANC87FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87FA095), Jul 12, 1987: Piper PA-18 (N159T), Sheep Mountain, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N159T (1)

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

- [Accident 19900803030009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900803030009A), Aug 3, 1990: Piper PA18105SPEC (N159T), Falls Creek, AK, Substantial damage. Tried to depart usable 400 foot of unimproved strip. Stalled trying to climb out of limited space.

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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