# Accident 19880808036429A: Piper PA18A135, Chandalar River, AK, August 8, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1988, 16:30 local time
- Place: Chandalar River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8066C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8066C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A-135 (registry code 7101822, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A135
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 1,450 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880808036429A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED A WIND GUST BLEW AIRCRAFT UP ON A WING LANDING ON A GRAVEL BAR LOST CONTROL. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

## 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 ANC88LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA108), Aug 9, 1988: Piper PA-18 (N8066C), Chandalar River, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8066C (1)

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

- [Incident 19790911035079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790911035079I), Sep 11, 1979: Piper PA18A (N8066C), Beluga, AK, Minor damage. During takeoff on damp soft turf aircraft struck hammock, became airborne,came down on soft spot, nosed over.

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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