# Accident 19871018059859A: Piper PA18150, Homer, AK, October 18, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1987, 09:20 local time
- Place: Homer, AK
- Airport: Homer
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.3992° N, 151.3202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.3992&lon=-151.3202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4193Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4193Z-2017-07-18) (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 O320A1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 3,550 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88FA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871018059859A

## Narrative

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

SPUN INTO TUNDRA. NO WITNESSES. MARGINAL VFR WEATHER. RAIN AND ICING.FAILED TO USE SHOULDER HARNESS,LAP BELT LOOSE

## 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 ANC88FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88FA011), Oct 18, 1987: Piper PA-18 (N4193Z), Homer, AK, substantial damage, 3 fatal

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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