# Accident 19870930058609A: Piper PA18150, Wind River, AK, September 30, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1987, 18:15 local time
- Place: Wind River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N54763, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54763) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,605 total, 120 in this make and model, 205 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870930058609A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STALLED DURING TAKEOFF FROM A RIVER GRAVEL BAR. THE PILOT SUSPECTS CARB ICING CAUSED POWER LOSS.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N54763 (1)

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

- [Incident 20120905020349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120905020349I), Sep 5, 2012: Piper PA-18-150 (N54763), Nenana, AK, Minor damage. Pilot was landing at his off airport hunting strip near Nenana, Alaska when on roll out he started to drift because of the gusty winds and applied brakes too…

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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