# Accident 19870731040369A: Piper PA18, Anchorage, AK, July 31, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1987, 09:22 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2198° N, 149.8504° 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=-149.8504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5416H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5416H-2013-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Reported engine: CONT C908F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,650 total, 500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87FA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87FA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870731040369A

## Narrative

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

PARTIAL POWER LOSS AT 300 FEET ON TAKEOFF DUE TO A CORRODED SEPARATED CARBURETOR HEAT DEFLECTOR PLATE. AUTO FUELED.

## 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 ANC87FA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87FA112), Jul 31, 1987: Piper PA-18 (N5416H), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5416H (1)

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

- [Incident 19840429027479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840429027479I), Apr 29, 1984: Piper PA18 (N5416H), Palmer, AK, Minor damage. Student over corrected a swerve on the landing roll. The tail dragger ground looped.

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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