# Accident 19870805042979A: Piper PA18150, Coldfoot, AK, August 5, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1987, 17:35 local time
- Place: Coldfoot, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8099° N, 147.7191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8099&lon=-147.7191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7479D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7479D-1991-05-01) (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 O320A2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87FA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870805042979A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FLY THROUGH A MOUNTAIN PASS. OVER GROSS WEIGHT. BAD WEATHER. HEART PROBLEM.

## 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 ANC87FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87FA115), Aug 6, 1987: Piper PA-18A (N7479D), Coldfoot, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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