# Accident 19870810043949A: Piper STCPA18, Fairbanks, AK, August 10, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1987, 17:20 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.9008° N, 148.1608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.9008&lon=-148.1608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7561D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7561D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A (registry code 7101804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360 series (registry code 41499, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA18
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870810043949A

## Narrative

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

THE FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT STALLED AND IMPACTED THE RIVER. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO AVOID A CANOE IN THE LANDING 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 ANC87LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA119), Aug 11, 1987: Piper PA-18 (N7561D), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7561D (1)

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

- [Incident 20200229022099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200229022099I), Feb 29, 2020: Piper PA-18A (N7561D), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage, 1 fatal. 03/02/2020 Interview pilot who stated the following. Pilot and father were at the aircraft that is parked at lake hood Alaska. They had just started the…

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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