# Incident 19870928073519I: Piper PA18, Talkeetna, AK, September 28, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1987, 11:00 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.3239° N, 150.1094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Talkeetna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3239&lon=-150.1094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7224K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7224K) (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 O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 100 in this make and model, 500 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870928073519I

## Narrative

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

HIT A LARGE ROCK WHEN TAXING FOR TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK.

## Other reports on N7224K (2)

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

- [Accident 19880516016639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880516016639A), May 16, 1988: Piper PA18 (N7224K), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. Ran a fuel tank dry on approach. Fuel in other tank. Stalled trying to land. No STC for altered aircraft or auto fuel
- [Accident 19840902048829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840902048829A), Sep 2, 1984: Piper PA18 (N7224K), Kashwitna River, AK, Substantial damage. Entered a downdraft flying up a canyon. Unable to outclimb rising terrain. Put ti down into a willow tree.

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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