# Accident 19870726038299A: Piper PA18, Dillingham, AK, July 26, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1987, 15:03 local time
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Airport: Shannon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.8206° N, 157.8595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.8206&lon=-157.8595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4454Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4454Z) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 902 total, 902 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870726038299A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND IMPACTED TUNDRA NOSE FIRST WHILE ON APPROACH TO A POND. WINDSHEAR EXISTED. PILOT LACKED STALL KNOWLEDGE

## 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 ANC87LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA108), Jul 26, 1987: Piper PA-18-150 (N4454Z), Dillingham, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.