# Accident 19870816050359A: Piper PA14, Long Lake, AK, August 16, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1987, 12:00 local time
- Place: Long Lake, AK
- Airport: Long Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.7506° N, 156.5396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.7506&lon=-156.5396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5118H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5118H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-14 (registry code 7101402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA14
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 855 total, 316 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870816050359A

## Narrative

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

THE FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT STALLED AFTER A LAKE TAKEOFF. THE PILOT REPORTED ENCOUNTERING A DOWNDRAFT.

## 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 ANC87LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA124), Aug 16, 1987: Piper PA-14 (N5118H), King Salmon, 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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