# Accident 19880704024689A: Piper PA18, Mcgrath, AK, July 4, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1988, 14:00 local time
- Place: Mcgrath, AK
- Airport: Mcgrath
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.6107° N, 154.7806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.6107&lon=-154.7806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1556P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1556P-2014-09-05) (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 O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 125 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88DAG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88DAG05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880704024689A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND IN A NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE. MAY HAVE STALLED TRYING TO CLIMB OUT OF THE BOX CANYON.

## 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 ANC88DAG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88DAG05), Jul 4, 1988: Piper PA-18A (N1556P), Mcgrath, AK, substantial damage, 2 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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