# Accident 19870914053049A: Piper PA18150, Stoney River, AK, September 14, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1987, 14:00 local time
- Place: Stoney River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.7923° N, 156.5900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stony River, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7923&lon=-156.5900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5656Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5656Y) (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 O320A2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 1,460 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870914053049A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND IMPACTED A GRAVEL BAR FROM WHICH A TAKEOFF WAS ATTEMPTED. PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF CONTROL ON TAKEOFF.

## 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 ANC87LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA152), Sep 14, 1987: Piper PA-18-150 (N5656Y), Stoney River, 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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