# Accident 19870719038809A: Piper PA18A, Palmer, AK, July 19, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1987, 20:45 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Airport: Friday Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6204° N, 148.9791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6204&lon=-148.9791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9131D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9131D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A (registry code 7101804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,750 total, 620 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870719038809A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED RISING TERRAIN DURING GO AROUND. THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE APPROACH AND CAME IN TOO LOW.

## 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 ANC87LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA103), Jul 20, 1987: Piper PA-18 (N9131D), Palmer, AK, substantial damage

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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