# Accident 19871011059179A: Piper PA22150, Portage Pass, AK, October 11, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1987, 11:00 local time
- Place: Portage Pass, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N3459Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3459Z-1989-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 40 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871011059179A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT IN MOUNTAIN PASS IN CLOUDS WHILE IN A TURN. IMPACT ON LEFT WING AND NOSE AND CAUGHT FIRE.

## 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 N3459Z (2)

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

- [Accident 19850627031669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850627031669A), Jun 27, 1985: Piper PA22150 (N3459Z), Dillingham, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft ground looped during rollout in gusty crosswind.
- [Incident 19850617030739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850617030739I), Jun 17, 1985: Piper PA22150 (N3459Z), Dillingham, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft ground looped during landing without aileron control. Slack in cable allowed cable to ride over sprocket

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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