# Accident 19880905038419A: Piper PA18A150, Oshetna River, AK, September 5, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1988, 16:00 local time
- Place: Oshetna River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N234E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,118 total, 400 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880905038419A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TAKEOFF FROM SHORT STRIP. BOUNCED INTO AIR ON BUMP,CAME DOWN,COLLAPSED RIGHT GEAR AND TURNED ACFT INTO BANK.

## 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 ANC88LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA129), Sep 6, 1988: Piper PA-18 (N234E), Oshetna River, 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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