# Accident 19870907053089A: Piper PA18, Gold King, AK, September 7, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1987, 10:00 local time
- Place: Gold King, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N1265A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1265A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 700 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870907053089A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO A ROW OF TREES. THE PILOT REPORTED WIND SHEAR. GUSTY WINDS.

## 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 ANC87LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA148), Sep 7, 1987: Piper PA-18 (N1265A), Gold King, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1265A (1)

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

- [Accident 19760408008039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760408008039A), Apr 8, 1976: Piper PA18 (N1265A), Tok, AK, Substantial damage. Settled into hill. Gusting to 35K.

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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