# Accident 19870905069959A: Piper PA18150, Mcgrath, AK, September 5, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1987, 15:45 local time
- Place: Mcgrath, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.6092° N, 154.7802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.6092&lon=-154.7802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4191Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4191Z-2012-11-07) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870905069959A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED AND BURNED. SUSPECT PILOT WAS FLYING AT LOW ALTITUDE AND TURBULENCE CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL

## 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 ANC87LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA142), Sep 5, 1987: Piper PA-18 (N4191Z), Mcgrath, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N4191Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19810816050029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810816050029A), Aug 16, 1981: Piper PA18150 (N4191Z), Stratford, SD, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed during forced landing due to engine malfunction.

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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