# Accident 19880814032639A: Piper PA18135, Parker, AZ, August 14, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1988, 10:00 local time
- Place: Parker, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0808° N, 114.2202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0808&lon=-114.2202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9965Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9965Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,170 total, 410 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA286) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880814032639A

## Narrative

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

HOT DAY AND NO WIND CAUSED FLOATPLANE TO SETTLE AND MUSH INTO ROUGH GROUND AFTER A RIVER TAKEOFF.

## 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 LAX88LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA286), Aug 14, 1988: Piper PA-18-135 (N9965Q), Parker, AZ, substantial damage

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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