# Accident 19870902060389A: Piper PA18, Kwethluk, AK, September 2, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1987, 13:05 local time
- Place: Kwethluk, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.7901° N, 161.4193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7901&lon=-161.4193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7233K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7233K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 479 total, 479 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870902060389A

## Narrative

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

THE FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER DURING A LAKE TAKEOFF. GUSTY WINDS CAUSED RIGHT WING TO DRAG IN THE WATER.

## 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 ANC87LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA134), Sep 2, 1987: Piper PA-18 (N7233K), Kwethluk, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7233K (1)

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

- [Accident 19790918026409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790918026409A), Sep 18, 1979: Piper PA18 (N7233K), Stevensville, MD, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control while landing in a gusty crosswind.

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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