# Accident 19880904036969A: Piper PA18A150, Talkeetna, AK, September 4, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1988, 15:35 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.4492° N, 149.7898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4492&lon=-149.7898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7697D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7697D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-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 PA18A150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880904036969A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND CRASHED JUST AFTER LIFTOFF FROM A GRAVEL BAR. A WING HIT GROUND FIRST AND AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED.

## 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 ANC88LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA124), Sep 4, 1988: Piper PA-18-150 (N7697D), Talkeetna, AK, 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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