# Incident 19870817055789I: Piper PA18150, Sparrevohn, AK, August 17, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1987, 09:30 local time
- Place: Sparrevohn, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1031° N, 155.5775° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sparrevohn Long Range Radar Site, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1031&lon=-155.5775&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3288Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3288Z) (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 PA18150
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,450 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870817055789I

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON A GLACIER. WHILE TAXIING TO PARK, HIT A SOFT SPOT AND NOSED OVER.

## Other reports on N3288Z (2)

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

- [Accident 19870823050349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870823050349A), Aug 23, 1987: Piper PA18 (N3288Z), Merrill Pass, AK, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel. The ski equipped aircraft struck a ditch on the forced landing and nosed over.
- [Accident 19730210002539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730210002539A), Feb 10, 1973: Piper PA18150 (N3288Z), Selawik, AK, Substantial damage. Carb heat on.

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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