# Accident 19870916053259A: Piper PA18A150, Windy Ridge, AK, September 16, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1987, 07:00 local time
- Place: Windy Ridge, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9350D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9350D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-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 PA18A150
- Reported engine: CONT STCO360CONT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,707 total, 1,707 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870916053259A

## Narrative

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

THE RIGHT WING DRAGGED ON TAKE OFF. THE PILOT REPORTED GUSTY WINDS, AND HE DELAYED FLAP EXTENTION UNTIL LIFT OFF.

## 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 ANC87LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA154), Sep 16, 1987: Piper PA-18A (N9350D), Windy Ridge, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9350D (2)

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

- [Accident 19760801025839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760801025839A), Aug 1, 1976: Piper PA18A150 (N9350D), Goghill Lake, AK, Destroyed
- [Accident 19740817024699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740817024699A), Aug 17, 1974: Piper PA18A150 (N9350D), Chitina, AK, Substantial damage. Spotting game.

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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